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Council approves rezoning for Block 1 redevelopment after developer and neighbors negotiate buffer
Summary
The Murray City Council voted 4–1 to rezone a former office complex at 4800 South from general office to RM‑25 multifamily, clearing the way for a townhome‑style redevelopment after the developer agreed to preserve an adjacent R‑1A parcel as a vegetated buffer and to pursue deed‑restrictions to favor owner‑occupied units.
The Murray City Council voted 4–1 on Feb. 18 to amend the general plan and rezone roughly 3 acres of the Spring Pines office property at 4800 South (825–865 East) from general office (G‑O) to RM‑25 (multifamily, high density), clearing the path for a proposed owner‑occupied townhome redevelopment by a private developer, Lotus Companies.
The vote followed a public presentation by the developer and a lengthy Committee of the Whole discussion that centered on preserving an adjacent single‑family parcel and on neighborhood traffic and tree preservation. Council members cast the roll call vote as: Goodman (yes), Turner (yes), Hawk (yes), Pickett (yes) and Cotter (no). The zoning change affects the GEO‑zoned parcels owned by the developer; a neighboring R‑1A parcel to the west was explicitly…
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