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Commission recommends proffer amendment at Bluestone Town Center to expand for-sale affordability pool
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a proffer amendment for Bluestone Town Center that broadens the income range for restricted for-sale units (from 80–120% AMI to below 120% AMI) and noted developer claims that Ryan Homes may enable units affordable near 60% AMI; staff said the amendment does not change planned land uses or service impacts.
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission voted Sept. 10 to send a favorable recommendation to city council for a proffer amendment at the 87-acre Bluestone Town Center development that will alter income restrictions on for-sale housing.
Staff explained the amendment affects Proffer 1A(2) of the Bluestone master development plan adopted with the original rezoning in 2023. Under the original proffer language, 100% of the for-sale units were to be initially restricted to households with incomes between 80% and 120% of area median income (AMI). The proposed amendment removes the lower bound and instead restricts units to households “below 120% AMI,” and the developer added…
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