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Franklin commission backs sending two-year smaller‑lot housing pilot to planning board
Summary
The Franklin City Commission voted to send a proposed two‑year pilot program allowing smaller residential lots to the planning and zoning board for public hearing. Advisory-group members and local developers argued the test could reduce lot costs and monthly payments for starter homes; the commission approved referral unanimously.
The Franklin City Commission voted to send text amendments for a two‑year pilot program for smaller‑lot residential development to the planning and zoning board for a public hearing. The pilot, presented by Scott Crabtree and an advisory group, would authorize a conditional planned residential development for an initial project on North Street to test whether smaller lots can produce more affordable starter homes.
The pilot, described by advisory group members as a limited experiment, would let a private developer build under the amended rules for two years; if the project proves viable the city could expand the approach. "We've put together a pilot program ordinance that will create this type of development one time for this particular development…
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