The Planning & Zoning Commission adopted amendments to Chapter 30 of the Murphy Code of Ordinances concerning notice of public hearings and home‑occupation regulations, voting to forward the language presented by staff with one clause (letter H) to be finalized after city‑attorney review.

Staff presented a consolidated revision to public‑notice rules that retains the required mailed notice to property owners within 200 feet and maintains a city courtesy notice to 500 feet. The draft also adds a required bolded notification for properties that would become nonconforming under a proposed zoning change so owners are aware a vested right may be lost. Staff noted the ordinance now codifies a required zoning sign size of 24 by 48 inches; the city's newly purchased signs are 24 by 24, and staff proposed using paired 24x24 signs until replacements are available.

On home occupations, staff explained changes driven by state legislation that prohibit cities from maintaining enumerated lists of permitted home‑business types and instead require a "no‑impact" standard for uses that must be allowed if incidental and secondary to residential use. Reagan (staff) described the practical approach in the draft: limit on‑street parking for customers to two vehicles at any time, restrictions on commercial vehicle parking consistent with Chapter 20, prohibitions on hazardous chemicals in residential areas, and use of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) trip‑generation manual to benchmark allowable daily trips so a home business's trips do not meaningfully exceed typical residential trip counts.

Commissioners raised enforcement concerns tied to narrow local streets and existing situations with six to eight cars parked around a single property. Staff said the two‑vehicle concurrent parking limit mirrors existing practice and that the trip‑based standard would only be used to act on extreme or recurring offenders; routine enforcement resources are limited but would be used when complaints or red flags arise.

A commissioner moved to adopt the amendments as presented and requested the council/package be updated pending the attorney's input on letter H; another commissioner seconded the motion. The chair put the question to a voice vote; the motion carried. Staff will return final language after city‑attorney review of the specified clause.

Provenance: The discussion and vote appear in the staff presentation beginning with Reagan's explanatory remarks and conclude with the recorded motion, second and voice vote that passed the item.