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Fayetteville planning report: Murphy Gold project approved; cell tower finished; zoning map updated
Summary
Planning staff reported building permits, property-maintenance actions, and approved construction plans including a Murphy Gold gas-station demolition and rebuild (projected start 2026) and a completed cell tower near Riverside Christian Academy. The board also approved an updated zoning map.
The planning department updated the board Aug. 12 on permits, code enforcement and planned projects, and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an updated zoning map.
Planning Director Christie Gentry told the board the department issued 12 building permits in the month, with total project valuation of $1,102,080 and permit fees of $3,534. The department issued 107 property-maintenance violations and reported several court hearings, including a dismissed hearing for 1603 Washington Street West after the owner came into compliance and a 60-day continuation for 16 Columbus Avenue until Oct. 16. Four condemnation hearings are scheduled for Sept. 3.
At the planning commission level, a site-construction plan for "Murphy Gold" was approved; that plan calls for demolishing the current gas station in front of the Walmart and building a new store with added diesel pumps. The project was reported as not starting until 2026. A permit was also issued for a Wendy's, and a previously approved cell-tower project near Riverside Christian Academy was completed and given a certificate of completion.
The board approved an updated zoning map, which includes changes to the Hedgemont property and the cell-tower property near RCA. An alderman moved and the board voted to adopt the map.
Discussion vs. decision: planning reported on administrative permits, enforcement and long-range construction projects; the formal decision recorded was approval of the updated zoning map. The transcript does not include technical specifications of the Murphy Gold plan beyond demolition and a new store with diesel pumps, nor does it include detailed civil-engineering timelines beyond the 2026 start notation.
