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Flawed rezoning ordinance dies; council adopts UDO clarification and introduces a Dixie Highway rezoning
Summary
Councilors let Ordinance 2018‑21 die after staff said the ordinance used incorrect language; the council adopted Ordinance 2018‑22 to clarify nonconforming uses in the Unified Development Ordinance and introduced Ordinance 2018‑23 to rezone 1210 S. Dixie Highway.
At its Dec. 3 meeting the Franklin City Council declined to adopt Ordinance 2018‑21 after staff said the ordinance contained incorrect language.
City Engineer Barry Conway told council the draft for Ordinance 2018‑21 was prepared with language from a previous ordinance because of a computer problem and said the item "needs to die." Mayor Todd Hall opened the public hearing and, with no public comment, the council proceeded. Mr. Brent Centers moved to adopt, but there was no second and the ordinance failed for lack of a second.
By contrast, the council adopted Ordinance 2018‑22, an amendment to Section 1113.04 of the Unified Development Ordinance addressing nonconforming uses. Conway said the amendment clarifies Section 1113.04(h) by adding the phrase "or upon the amendment of this UDO." Paul Ruppert moved adoption, Denny Centers seconded, and council approved the ordinance on roll call (Michael Aldridge absent).
Mayor Hall also introduced Ordinance 2018‑23 to rezone approximately 0.3652 acres at 1210 S. Dixie Highway from R‑3 (Central Residential) to C‑2 (Community Commercial). The rezoning was introduced for future consideration and no vote was taken at the Dec. 3 meeting.
The council treated the three zoning items separately: one ordinance failed because of a drafting error, one clarified city land‑use rules and passed, and one rezoning request was placed on the council’s docket for future action.
