Murray planning commission denies Vine Street Lofts design review and subdivision

The Murray City Planning Commission on Sept. 4 denied design review and subdivision approval for the Vine Street Lofts, a proposed four-unit, mixed-use condominium at 368 West Vine Street. The commission voted unanimously after staff said the proposal failed to meet multiple Murray City Code requirements for the Murray Central Mixed Use (MCMU) zone.

The commission heard a staff presentation from David Rogers, the city planner, who said the project proposed a 5,000-square-foot building with 682 square feet of commercial area and four residential units. Rogers told commissioners the proposal did not provide the required amount of commercial space tied to the applicant’s requested reductions, lacked required landscaping and shrubs, and failed to provide an internal pedestrian circulation system physically separated from vehicle traffic as…