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Commission recommends closing 12-foot alley adjacent to 530 North Main Street, reserving utility and drainage easements

5778081 · September 10, 2025
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The Planning Commission voted to recommend vacation of a 12-foot public alley adjacent to 530 North Main Street and to reserve public utility and storm drainage easements for existing facilities; staff and public-works reviews found no objections.

The Harrisonburg Planning Commission on Sept. 10 voted to forward a favorable recommendation to city council to close a 12-foot alley adjacent to 530 North Main Street, subject to reserving public general utility and storm-drainage easements for existing facilities.

City planning staff told the commission records show the alley has been on record since 1859, and that a segment was vacated during prior urban renewal. The applicant owns parcels on either side of the alley and said vacating the alley would simplify future redevelopment and eliminate questions…

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