By Jay Taylor | InMaricopa
City Council unanimously approved zoning changes Tuesday allowing DR Horton’s 326-acre, single-family housing development known as Murphy and Farrell to move forward.
The action converted a 325.9-acre parcel at the southeastern corner of North Murphy and West Farrell roads, across Murphy from Desert Sunrise High School, to planned area development from general rural. The land currently is used for agriculture.
The initial two phases will include 111 acres and be capped at 642 homes, with a density of 4.5 dwelling units per acre. That equates to nearly 2,200 residents in the community. The full community will have approximately 1,720 homes, which would bring about 5,700 residents to the area.
