Planning commission recommends rezoning of Kings Highway medical office to OB‑1 to house local repair business

The Milford Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council amend the comprehensive‑plan future land use map and rezone a property at 100 Kings Highway so a vacant medical office can be used as a general office building.

City planner Mr. Pierce told the commission the request would change the parcel’s comprehensive‑plan designation from "employment" to "low density residential" and rezone the site from H1 (institutional development) to OB‑1 (office building). The application included PLUS comments from the State Planning Office and public notices mailed to properties within 200 feet and published in the paper included in the packet.

"I've had a small computer shop in Milford now for about 13, almost 14 years," Jason Johnson said in remarks to the commission. "We've just kind of outgrown the space. We're asking for approval to move our office ... so we can expand and create more jobs and opportunity for local people." Johnson identified his business as Control Alt Repair and said most work is done remotely with modest walk‑in traffic and about three technicians on staff.

Commissioners said the proposal brings the comprehensive‑plan designation and zoning into alignment with nearby land uses. The commission voted to recommend approval of the comprehensive‑plan amendment and, in a separate motion, to recommend approval of the zoning change to OB‑1. Both recommendations will go to City Council for final action.

The staff packet included maps showing the property on the south side of Kings Highway between South Walnut Street and Polk Avenue, an existing low‑profile office building and parking area, copies of the OB‑1 and H1 use regulations, and the ordinance language for both items. Mr. Pierce confirmed public notice requirements were met and said the applicant provided documentation allowing the applications to proceed.

If City Council approves the ordinances, the property owner and the applicant would follow the city’s rezoning and permitting processes to convert the building to general office use; any additional site changes would be subject to applicable permitting and building‑code review.

Planning staff did not identify any outstanding state or federal approvals required for the change, and Mr. Pierce said he could answer commission questions during City Council review.

No members of the public testified in opposition at the meeting on this application; the record shows the public‑notice period and PLUS review were included in the staff packet.