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Commission provisionally backs HHO boundary change at 354 Franklin Road with staff caveats
Summary
The commission recommended preliminary approval to move a 7.05-acre portion of the Hillside/Hillcrest Overlay (HHO) at 354 Franklin Road out of the overlay to follow an existing tree line, provided future development would not increase visibility from Franklin Road or nearby historic resources beyond the submitted viewshed study.
The Franklin Historic Zoning Commission on Jan. 12 voted to forward a preliminary recommendation to the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to adjust the Hillside/Hillcrest Overlay (HHO) boundary at 354 Franklin Road, moving roughly 7.05 acres out of the overlay to follow an existing tree line.
Staff explained the HHO is intended to protect hillsides, steep slopes and viewsheds for major thoroughfares and that the HHO…
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