Planning staff presents rezoning request for 3.772-acre Murdock's Hill Road parcel; planning board recommended 8–1

Planning staff presented a conventional rezoning application to rezone about 3.772 acres on Murdock's Hill Road (parcel ID 00014941, owner identified in the presentation as Victor Chichoff) from Neighborhood Business (B-1) to Residential and Agricultural (RA-40).

Speaker 4 said the parcel is currently vacant and undeveloped, with adjacent single-family dwellings and vacant land. Staff described the county's future land use designation—rural family subdivisions and medium-density residential—and explained that rezoning to RA-40 would reduce allowable uses and intensity. The presentation noted that RA-40 allows 17 uses and that the planning board voted 8–1 to recommend approval of the rezoning as proposed.

During the public hearing a resident (Speaker 6) urged the commissioners to consider additional evening patrols on Murdoch/Murdockville Road, saying speeds often exceed 70 mph near the intersection with Highway 73 and expressing concern about additional driveways and safety if subdivision occurs. Planning staff reviewed the Highway Corridor overlay history and said the board may weigh public health, safety and welfare and consistency with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan when acting on the application. The transcript excerpt does not show a final board vote on this rezoning request.