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Council committee weighs rezoning of three Midtown parcels to enable mixed‑use development
Summary
Bill 4 of 2025 would change three parcels from the institutional (INS) zone to the commercial neighborhood (CN) zone; applicants say the change would enable a 44‑unit mixed‑use project and the Planning Commission recommended approval. The committee referred the bill to the next legislative session.
The Community and Economic Development Committee held a public hearing on Bill 4 of 2025, which seeks to amend the official zoning map to change three Midtown parcels—320 Riley (Riley/Riley spelling in record varies), 1511 North Third Street and 329 Harris Street (formerly consolidated as part of a larger 1530 North Fourth Street parcel)—from the institutional (INS) zoning district to the commercial neighborhood (CN) district.
Jeffrey Knight, the city’s planning director, explained the INS designation dates to zoning decisions tied to a long‑planned Midtown campus for HACC (Harrisburg Area Community College) that did not fully materialize after the 2008 recession and subsequent campus planning choices.…
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