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Murrysville planning commission recommends council approve conditional use to convert hardware store to karate studio
Summary
On Nov. 12, 2024 the Murrysville Planning Commission voted to forward a conditional-use application for tax parcel 4915100004 on William Penn Highway — proposing a karate studio and a chiropractor office in the former Myers hardware — to council with a recommendation to approve and a waiver for side-yard landscaping.
The Murrysville Planning Commission voted Nov. 12 to forward a conditional-use application for tax parcel 4915100004 on William Penn Highway to the borough council with a recommendation to approve.
The application, presented by applicant James Fox, proposes converting the former Myers hardware into a mixed use building with a karate studio occupying one unit and a chiropractor (identified as Gallagher in the application) in the other. Fox told the commission, “We’re gonna turn the old Myers hardware into a karate school,” and said the project would include interior remodeling, storage and a small rear garage area.
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