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Planning commission recommends Ovation PUD revision after developer reduces heights and relocates building off stream buffer
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The commission recommended approval of a revised Ovation PUD development plan that realigns roads, adjusts building placements and lowers heights along Carothers Parkway; the applicant said the changes address earlier commission and BOMA concerns and may eliminate the need for prior modifications of standard.
The Franklin Municipal Planning Commission on Jan. 22 recommended approval of a revised development plan for the Ovation PUD at the southeast corner of East McEwen Drive and Carothers Parkway.
Staff said the revision alters internal road alignments, building placement, use distribution and building heights but does not change entitlements or require rezoning; the revision therefore triggers municipal planning commission review only. The update includes screening a parking structure with a building and realigning taller buildings inward from Carothers Parkway.
Applicant representative Greg Gamble, speaking for Highwoods and CenterCal, said the team removed an elevated garage that had been proposed along Carothers, lowered building heights adjacent to that parkway, and pulled Building J away from the stream buffer so a previously required 21-foot retaining wall may not be necessary. Gamble said the changes were made in response to comments from the planning commission and the board.
Commissioner Harrison moved to recommend approval to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with staff conditions; the motion was seconded and passed on roll-call vote with ayes recorded.
