39 Establishing The Vision Franklin City Hall Master Plan 0 100 200 GRAPHIC SCALE: 1" = 100' - 0" 50 2ND AVENUE PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE 231 PUBLIC SQUARE 305 MAIN STREET (HISTORIC COURTHOUSE) PULLTIGHT THEATRE 202 CHURCH PRIVATE RES BISCUIT LOVE CORNERSTONE PRES CHURCH GALLERY 202 203 3RD AVE 204 3RD AVE 114 3RD AVE MASONIC HALL CHURCH CHURCH BROWNSTONES PUBLIC SQUARE 3RD AVENUE MAIN STREET 2ND AVENUE MELLOW MUSHROOM F&M BANK 5/3 BANK 208 E MAIN ST LANDMARK COMMUNITY BANK 212 E MAIN ST 211 3RD AVE 210 2ND AVE N CHURCH STREET LEGEND: The Pull-Tight Theater, located on the City Hall site, and the structure at 202 Church Street, located on an adjacent property at the corner of Second Avenue and Church Street, are two of downtown Franklin's historic gems. The height, massing and scale of the City Hall building shall respond to these structure in a respectful manner. Sufficient open space and appropriate height, massing and scale around these structures will be a requirement in the Master Plan. A one to two story City Hall building adjacent to these existing historic structures with a sufficient open space buffer between these existing structures and the City Hall would be an appropriate response to the immediate context around these historic gems. SENSITIVITY TO EXISTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITIES There is an opportunity for open space in response to the reduced density of the residential context of South Third Avenue and Church Street. The opportunity for additional green space on the site will provide a community amenity while appropriately responding to the character of the surrounding context. The small courtyard adjacent to Cornerstone Church at the corner of Third Avenue and Church Street presents an opportunity for a pedestrian open space along Church Street on the City Hall site. Open space is an appropriate treatment of the site frontage along Church Street to respond to the existing small courtyard adjacent to the Cornerstone Church, the front yards of the surrounding residential character along Church Street, and the connection to the open space buffer around the Pull-Tight Theater and 202 Church. Small pocket parks and courtyards can be provided along Third Avenue in response to the rhythm and character of the residential structures on the West side of Third Avenue. All of these open space opportunities will provide an essential amenity for the community, allowing opportunities for gathering, public art, and places of respite in Franklin's vibrant historic downtown.
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