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Council approves amendment allowing subdivision and matching design standards at 1020 N. Murphy Road
Summary
The council unanimously approved an amendment to a planned development at 1020 North Murphy Road to permit subdivision into two nonresidential lots with shared parking and coordinated aesthetics; the applicant cited economic reasons for selling half the tract and presented more than 60 letters of support.
The City Council on May 20 approved an amendment to Planned Development PD-21-11-1237 to allow the property at 1020 North Murphy Road to be subdivided into two nonresidential lots while maintaining shared parking and coordinated building materials and screening.
Reagan, a city planner, told council the change would let the development keep the originally proposed building character while allowing the owner to subdivide the site; under the planned amendment "there shall be no side yard setback between the two nonresidential lots," he said, and added standards for matching screening materials and shared parking.
Members of the existing tenant community spoke in favor. Mark Rule, who identified himself as an office manager for a South Fork location on the property, said the change would aid visibility and bring more customers onto the lot; he presented a petition with 67 signatures from staff and clients supporting the amendment. Dr. Hector Carbonell, the property owner and veterinarian at 1020 North Murphy Road, told council rising construction and mortgage costs made selling part of the site necessary and said approval would "facilitate the sale of the tract to our local health providers."
Planning staff said they received two written responses to the required notice — one in favor and one opposed — and that the planning commission recommended the amendment with additional screening requirements for any trash enclosure. Council members discussed monument signage and building signage size and color; the owner agreed to adjust the sign color to better complement the building.
Council member motioned to approve and the ordinance passed unanimously. The approved amendment allows up to two lots, permits shared parking, and requires consistent screening and building materials between the parcels. Uses on the site remain limited by the underlying office zoning and some uses — such as restaurants or retail with drive-through — would require a special use permit under existing rules.
The amendment does not change setbacks protecting adjacent residential properties, and staff said it is likely the two developers would share a single trash enclosure; if a second enclosure is built, the amendment establishes minimum plantings and screening standards.
