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Commission recommends Bassett PUD rezoning and five-story multifamily plan to BOMA
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning and a development plan for Bassett PUD at Goose Creek Bypass, approving a five-story, 230-unit multifamily building with one modification of standard to reduce foundation height to grade to improve accessibility; staff recommended approval and the commission forwarded the item to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Franklin Municipal Planning Commission on June 25 recommended approval of a rezoning and development plan for the Bassett PUD, a 7.031-acre site at the corner of Goose Creek Bypass and near I-65. The applicant team described a five-story building with about 230 multifamily units (a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments), ground-floor amenities, and pedestrian connections to the Berry Farms retail and office area.
Jeff Rosiak of Kimley-Horn, representing Madison Capital, said the proposed building is five stories and includes indoor and outdoor resident amenities and a pedestrian-oriented ground floor facing Goose Creek Bypass. Rosiak said the project has been refined in response to comments and that the design work emphasizes masonry, vertical fenestration and differentiated massing.
Staff told the commission the proposal fits the Envision Franklin special consideration for this corridor and that parking, traffic and parkland agreement issues have been addressed at the conceptual level. The applicant requested one modification of standard to lower the required finished-floor elevation from 18 inches to grade along certain facades to improve accessibility; staff supported that MOS citing prior similar approvals and ADA concerns.
The commission voted to recommend the rezoning (Ordinance 20 26-07) and the development-plan resolution (Resolution 20 26-35) to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The recommendation includes staff-supported conditions and the MOS reducing foundation height, which the commission approved.
