Planning Commission recommends Eaton Park relocation with outdoor dining and order‑ahead pickup

The Murrysville Planning Commission voted April 14 to recommend Borough Council approve SP‑126, a minor land‑development plan to relocate Eaton Park and convert part of the Village of Murrysville Shopping Plaza into a new restaurant with an outdoor patio and an order‑ahead pickup window.

The proposal, presented by Jesse Stock of Eden Park Hospitality Group and Adam Ferry of Ferry Land Company, calls for partial demolition of an existing storefront, landscaping improvements, outdoor dining and a pickup window. "This is not an order at the window," Jesse Stock said. "This is you order ahead. This is just a pickup, a transactional window. We would have two dedicated spots." Stock and Ferry said the plan is intended to reduce stacking and not operate as quick‑serve drive‑through service.

Commissioners asked about parking, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and the fate of the existing building. The applicants said the new space would reduce the footprint of the current building (currently roughly 5,600 square feet) to no more than 3,000 square feet under lease terms and that one or two parking spaces along the rear may be removed for the pickup area. The applicant noted the shopping center is subject to a prior consent order stemming from a 2017–2018 ADA dispute and said the site currently exceeds required ADA parking counts.

A commissioner moved to recommend approval to council subject to staff conditions and outstanding comments being adequately addressed; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Planning staff and the applicant will finalize outstanding site details — including final landscaping, lighting and any zoning conditions — before council action.

The commissionrecord shows the project will proceed to Borough Council with staff‑recommended conditions and outstanding engineering comments to be resolved during the council review and final plan resubmission.