Murrysville council adopts Code Appeals Board ordinance, confirms appointments and approves subdivision and road project actions

Murrysville’s council voted on several ordinance, land‑use and public‑works items at its May 20 regular meeting, adopting a Code Appeals Board ordinance, confirming appointments to that board, approving a minor subdivision and authorizing and awarding multiple engineering actions.

The council adopted Ordinance No. 1112‑26 to formalize a Code Appeals Board charged with hearing appeals under the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). Chief Administrator Mike said the board will provide a formal mechanism for appeals related to building construction and property‑maintenance enforcement. The ordinance was approved by voice vote; one council member said “I opposed.”

Council then appointed three individuals to the newly authorized board: Michael Rostano (term ending Dec. 31, 2030), Joseph Purdue (term ending Dec. 31, 2029) and Steven Hoy (term ending Dec. 31, 2028). Administration said the staggered terms were set based on application order. All three appointments passed on voice votes.

On land use, council approved S126 (Regala minor subdivision), which splits a 31.8‑acre parcel into a 29.8‑acre parcel and a 2‑acre lot to retain an existing single‑family house. Planning staff recommended a recorded access and maintenance agreement for the shared driveway as a condition of sale; council made that recording a condition of approval.

Public‑works items approved included authorization to advertise DPW‑8‑26 (an MS4 basin retrofit project) that was included in the 2026 capital improvement plan with $181,000 in grant funds and a required 15% municipal match. Council also authorized advertisement for DPW‑9‑26, a 2026 microsurfacing project proposed as an alternative to chip seal for neighborhood streets; administration estimated an approximate $200,000 cost and described the work as a trial to extend pavement life.

Council awarded inspection services for the 2026 overlay project to the low proposer at $25,750; two proposals were received and the award amount came in under the CIP’s $35,000 inspection budget. (The contractor name appears inconsistently in the meeting record — transcribed both as LSSC and as LSSE — and is flagged for verification.)

What happens next: Administration will record the access and maintenance agreement required for the Regala subdivision at sale, proceed with procurement advertisement for the MS4 and microsurfacing projects, and execute the inspection contract per the award.