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Planners review proposed General Business overlay that would expand commercial zone and add design, traffic and slope standards
Summary
Murrysville planning staff presented draft amendments to the General Business overlay (text and two map options) that would add subdistricts, raise density allowances in parts of the corridor, require traffic studies for large projects, and create design standards for height, glazing, slopes and landscaping; staff will collect comments and bring feedback to council in September.
Planning staff presented an eight-page draft text amendment and two map options to modify Murrysville’s General Business overlay at the Aug. 13 meeting, asking the commission for policy-level feedback before taking the proposal to council.
AJ (staff) said the main choice facing the commission is the map boundary: one option expands the overlay out to a logical road boundary and would add about 80 acres; the other keeps a smaller footprint. The amendment introduces subdistricts (color-coded on the maps) so that land uses and development requirements vary by location. AJ said some parts of the corridor would allow higher densities — in one example, 16 dwelling units per…
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