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Board clears Denson Place (FHA) rezoning and approves development plan with four modification requests and roof‑pitch change
Summary
The board approved rezoning and a development plan for Denson Place (Franklin Housing Authority) — 97 units on 5.14 acres — and granted four modification‑of‑standard requests (parking, open space, historic buffer allowances, utility easement treatment); the board also approved a 6:12 roof‑pitch amendment and a contract covering parkland impact fees.
Planning staff introduced ordinance 2026‑15 and resolution 2026‑49 for Denson Place, a Franklin Housing Authority PD proposing 97 multifamily units on 5.14 acres at 137 Natchez Street. Staff described four modification‑of‑standard (MOS) requests: reduced parking minimum, reduction of defined natural‑area percentage while increasing total open space to 15%, allowances for stormwater infrastructure within a proposed historic buffer adjacent to the 1st Missionary Baptist Church (conditional on screening), and allowing utility easements inside the buffer without added offset width. Staff and the planning commission recommended approval with conditions.
Greg Gamble, representing the applicant, told the board the proposals reflect the FHA master plan and that survey work clarified relative finished‑floor elevations compared with the neighboring police station. The board discussed heights, ADA access, and precedent; an amendment specifying a 6:12 roof pitch passed unanimously. The board approved the rezoning, development plan and the four MOS requests and also approved city contract 2026‑0202 for a parkland impact and construction agreement tied to Denson Place.
