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CITY OF FRANKLIN -
BOARD OF ZONING
APPEALS
Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Franklin
Board of Zoning Appeals
will hold a public hearing
on the 1st day of July,
2026, at 6:00p.m. in the
City Hall at 70 E. Monroe
Street, Franklin, Indiana,
to consider a petition by
Gardner Transport Ser-
vices, Inc., case number
ZB-26-2 (SE), a request
for a Special Exception
use from the City of Frank-
lin Zoning Ordinance, Arti-
cle 3, Chapter 23, to allow
operation of a trucking
company, in the "IG," In-
dustrial General zoning
district.
Common Address: 750
HAMILTON AVE, FRANK-
LIN, IN 46131.
Parcel ID(s):
41-08-13-022-037.000-009;
41-08-14-011-036.002-009;
41-08-14-011-001.001-009; 41-08-
14-011-036.000-009;
41-08-14-011-038.000-009;
41-08-14-011-037.000-009
Legal Description:
Tract 1: A part of the
northeast quarter of sec-
tion fourteen (14), in town-
ship twelve (12) north, and
range four (4) east, com-
mencing at a point sixteen
(16) feet west of where the
east line of said quarter
section crosses the center
of the Sugar Creek Gravel
Road; thence west along
the center of said gravel
road, seventy-two (72)
feet; thence north one
hundred forty-four (144)
feet; thence east,
seventy-two (72) feet;
thence south one hundred
forty-four (144) feet; to the
place of beginning; Also,
part of the east half of the
northeast quarter of sec-
tion fourteen (14), town-
ship twelve (12) north,
range four (4) east of the
second principal meridian,
described as follows: Be-
ginning on the east line of
said half quarter section at
a point, one hundred
forty-four (144) feet north
of the intersection of said
east line with the middle
line of the Franklin and
Sugar Creek Gravel Road,
now Hamilton Avenue, in
the City of Franklin;
thence west, eighty-eight
(88) feet; thence south,
one hundred forty-four
(144) feet to the middle
line of said Gravel Road or
Avenue; thence west with
the middle line of said
Road or Avenue,
twenty-eight (28) feet;
thence north to a point,
one hundred fifty (150)
feet north of the north line
of said Road or Avenue;
thence east one hundred
sixteen (116) feet to the
east line of said half quar-
ter section; thence south
to the place of beginning.
Tract 2: Part of the east
half of the northeast quar-
ter of section fourteen
(14), township twelve (12)
north, range four (4) east
of the second principal
meridian, more particularly
described as follows: Be-
ginning on the east line of
said half quarter section at
a point one hundred fifty
(150) feet north of the in-
tersection of said east line
with the north line of the
Franklin and Sugar Creek
Gravel Road, now Hamil-
ton Avenue, in the city of
Franklin; thence west one
hundred (100) feet; thence
north to a point twenty
(20) feet distant measured
at right angles to the main
track of the Fairland,
Franklin and Martinsville
Railroad; thence north-
easterly parallel with and
twenty (20) feet distant
from the center of said
Fairland, Franklin and
Martinsville Railroad track
to the east line of said half
quarter section; thence
south with said east line to
the place of beginning.
Tract 3: A part of the
east half of the northeast
quarter of section 14,
township 12 north, range 4
east, of the second princi-
pal meridian, more partic-
ularly described as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point
in the middle of Hamilton
Avenue in the City of
Franklin, Indiana, 185.92
feet west of the east line
of said half quarter sec-
tion; thence west with the
middle line of said Hamil-
ton Avenue, 37.08 feet;
thence north and parallel
to the east line of said half
quarter section, 144 feet;
thence west parallel to the
middle line of Hamilton
Avenue, 201 feet; thence
north to a point 20 feet
measured at right angles
from the center of the
main track of the Fairland,
Franklin and Martinsville
Railroad; thence north-
easterly parallel with and
20 feet distant from the
center of said Fairland,
Franklin and Martinsville
Railroad track to a point
100 feet west of the east
line of said quarter sec-
tion; thence south parallel
to the east line of said
quarter section to a point
150 feet north of the north
line of said Hamilton Ave-
nue; thence west 16 feet;
thence north parallel to the
east line of said quarter
section to a point 212.1 O
feet north of the middle
line of said Hamilton Ave-
nue; thence west parallel
to the middle line of Hamil-
ton Avenue 69.92 feet;
thence south parallel to
the east line of 212.10 feet
to said quarter section feet
to the place of beginning.
Except: A part of the
Northeast Quarter of Sec-
tion 14, Township 12
North, Range 4 East of the
Second Principal Merid-
ian, Franklin Township,
City of Franklin, Johnson
County, Indiana, de-
scribed as follows: Com-
mencing at a P.K. nail
(re-set by 1974 refer-
ences) in the approximate
center of Hamilton Avenue
at its intersection with the
East line of said Northeast
Quarter section line;
thence North 89 degrees
01 minutes 30 seconds
West (assumed bearing)
on and along the approxi-
mate center of said Hamil-
ton Avenue (based upon
said 197 4 survey) 185. 92
feet (deed and measured
distance) to a P .K. nail
set and marking the
POINT OF BEGINNING of
this described tract;
thence continuing North
89 degrees 01 minute 30
seconds West on and
along said approximate
centerline 37.08 feet
(deed and measured dis-
tance} to a P.K. nail set;
thence North 00 degrees
00 minutes 00 second
East and parallel to the
East line of said Northeast
Quarter section (based
upon 197 4 survey)
144.00 feet (deed meas-
ured distance) to a capped
rebar set; thence South 89
degrees 01 minute 30 sec-
onds East 37.08 feet to a
capped rebar set; thence
South 00 degree 00 min-
ute 00 second West and
parallel to the said East
line 144.00 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 0.1226 acre,
more or less.
Tract 4: A part of the
East half of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 14,
Township 12 North,
Range 4 East, of the Sec-
ond Principal Meridian,
City of Franklin, Franklin
Township, Johnson
County, Indiana, more
particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point in
the center of the former
F.F.&M. Railroad and on
the East line of said East
Half Quarter Section that
is approximately 874.70
feet South of the North-
east corner of said Half
Quarter Section; thence
continuing South on and
along said East line 24.40
feet to a point that is 20
feet South of if measured
at right angles to said rail-
road centerline; thence
Southwesterly and parallel
to said former railroad
centerline 122.00 feet to a
point that is 100 feet West
of said East line; thence
continuing Southwesterly
and parallel to said center-
line 395.29 feet, more or
less, to the Northwesterly
corner of the Farm Bureau
Tract; thence Northerly on
a Northerly extension of
the West line of said Farm
Bureau Tract 24.40 feet to
a point in the said center
of said railroad; thence
Northeasterly on and
along said centerline
395.29 feet, more or less,
to a point that is 1 DO feet
West of the said East line
of said East Half Quarter
Section; thence continuing
Northeast on and along
said centerline 122.00
feet, more or less to the
POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 0.238 acre,
more or less.
Tract 5: Part of the East
half of the Northeast Quar-
ter of Section 14, Town-
ship 12 North, Range 4
East of the Second Princi-
pal Meridian; Beginning at
a point in the middle of
Hamilton Avenue in the
City of Franklin, Indiana,
116 feet West of the East
line of said half quarter
section; thence West with
the middle line of said Av-
enue, 69.92 feet; thence
North and parallel with the
East line of said section
212.10 feet to a stake;
thence East and parallel
with the middle of said Av-
enue, 69.92 feet, to a
point 116 feet West of the
East line of said section;
thence South 212.10 feet
to the Place of Beginning,
containing 34/100 of an
acre, more or less.
Tract 6: Part of the
West half of the Northwest
quarter of Section 13,
Township 12 North,
Range 4 East, described
as follows:
Commencing on the
west line of said section at
a point 88 1/2 rods south
of the northwest corner
thereof, thence east 150
feet, thence north 250
feet, thence west 150 feet,
thence south 250 feet to
the place of beginning.
Written suggestions or
objections to provisions of
said request may be filed
with the Secretary of the
Board, at or before such
meetings and will be
heard by the Board at the
time and place specified.
Hearings may be con-
tinued from time to time as
may be necessary.
Interested persons de-
siring to present their
views upon the said re-
quest, either in writing or
verbally, will be given the
opportunity to be heard at
the above mentioned time
and place. Copies of the
petition may be examined
at the City of Franklin
Planning Department, 70
East Monroe Street,
Franklin, Indiana, or by
viewing the record docu-
ments at:
https://franklinin.portal.opengov.com/records/40131
Gardner Transport
Services, Applicant
60161434
(J) 06-19-2026