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Council reopens public hearing and tables Murphy gas-station rezoning after residents voice safety and traffic concerns
Summary
Council reopened the public hearing and tabled a rezoning request for a Murphy USA fuel station at 500 West University Drive to April 15 after staff recommended denial and numerous nearby residents urged the council to reject the proposal.
The City Council on March 31 reopened the public hearing and tabled action to April 15 on a rezoning request for 500 West University Drive that would permit a Murphy USA fueling station, after planning staff recommended denial and dozens of nearby residents urged the council to reject the proposal.
Kate Strickland, the city's planning manager, told council staff was not supportive of the requested rezoning from BG (General Business) to a Planned Development for a fuel station because the applicant proposed to reduce required street-buffer and residential-adjacency landscape dimensions and to allow fuel pumps and fueling infrastructure closer to nearby houses than the city's legacy requirement.
Strickland said the Unified…
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