14 CITY OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE adopt a program for managing historic resources as important community-wide assets, recognizing that, like other assets, the historic resources can be enhanced and marketed or mismanaged and depleted.” Design Standards Franklin is considering the adoption of design standards that would amend the City’s zoning ordinance to encourage development consistent with the City’s unique community character. Specifically, the design standards seek to: Encourage high quality development as a strategy for investing in Franklin’s future Emphasize Franklin’s unique community character Maintain and enhance the quality of life for Franklin’s citizens Shape the City’s appearance, aesthetic quality and spatial form Reinforce civic pride of its citizens through appropriate development Increase awareness of aesthetic, social, and economic values Protect and enhance property values Minimize negative impacts of development on the natural environment Provide property owners, developers, architects, builders, business owners and others with a clear and equitable set of parameters for developing land Encourage a pedestrian and cyclist-friendly environment Enhance the City’s sense of place and contribute to the sustainability and lasting value of the city. If approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the Planning Department and Planning Commission would be responsible for ensuring consistency with these standards. Franklin Tomorrow Vision Plan Franklin Tomorrow is a community wide effort designed to allow interested individuals an opportunity to shape the future of Franklin. The visioning process includes a look at growth and development trends over the next twenty years, community values and priorities, and seeks a citizen-based consensus on Franklin’s future. The final vision plan is scheduled for public release in November 2001. A preliminary report has identified historic preservation and retaining the region’s unique “community character” as major concerns of the community. Historical Register of Franklin & Williamson County The Historical Register of Franklin and Williamson County provides another means of recognizing important historic community assets. The primary criteria for listing on the Historic Register of Franklin and Williamson County Structures are that the structures must have been built before 1940, have local historical or architectural significance, and have no major facade changes. The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County maintains this list. Heritage Roads Identification Program The City of Franklin has adopted a list of roads that have been identified as the Heritage Roads of Franklin. These historic roads were identified by the Heritage Foundation according to the following criteria: The road must be located in an area where natural, agricultural, or historic features are predominant. The road must be narrow, intended for predominantly local use; or a historic gateway.
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