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Council OKs comp-plan and zoning changes to let Control Alt Repair move into former medical office at 100 King's Highway
Summary
Council approved a comprehensive-plan amendment and a zoning change for a parcel on King's Highway, allowing a computer-repair business to convert a medical office into a general office use; Planning Commission recommended approval 5–0.
Milford City Council approved two separate ordinances on the same parcel — a comprehensive plan map amendment and a zoning change — to permit conversion of an existing medical office at 100 King's Highway into a general office use for a local computer repair business.
Planning Director Rob Pierce explained that the property was previously designated “employment” in the comprehensive plan and the applicant requested a change to “low-density residential” to allow OB1 (office building) zoning. The Planning Commission recommended approval of both items at its May 20 meeting by a 5–0 vote, Pierce said.
The applicant, Jason Johnson (address given as 12497 Hard Drive, Milton), told council that he and his wife recently bought the property and want to move their business, Control Alt Repair, into the larger space because the company has outgrown its current location. “We operate Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 5 p.m., and the majority of our work, 90 to 95% of our work is low traffic, low volume,” Johnson said.
Several residents — including a speaker who said Johnson had previously helped local customers after a hacking incident — spoke in favor of the application. Online commenter Julie Morris also said she has been a customer and described the business as quick in-and-out service, noting that “a lot of what they do is remote.”
Council members recorded reasons on the public record for their votes, citing minimal neighborhood impact, the existence of on-site parking and that the change matched the surrounding uses. The council voted 8–0 on both the comprehensive-plan amendment and the zoning change.
The zoning ordinance would change the property from H-1 (institutional development district) to OB-1 (office building) and the land-use change would permit R-1, R-2, C-1 or OB-1 zoning under the city’s land-use table. Pierce noted that the property already has off-street parking sufficient for the proposed office use.
No opposition speakers appeared at the hearing. The council closed the public hearing before voting and the two actions were taken separately as required by law.
