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Staunton approves mass rezoning to align 85 legally nonconforming homes with residential zoning
Summary
Council rezoned 85 properties, mostly within historic districts and the South Side, to match long-standing residential use; owners were offered an opt-out and no fee was charged for this mass action.
Staunton City Council voted Sept. 11 to approve a comprehensive rezoning that will convert 85 legally nonconforming properties — structures used as homes but zoned for business or industrial use — to residential zoning that matches their longstanding use.
Tim Hartless, the city planning manager, told the council the rezoning effort began after the comprehensive plan update and a series of area-by-area rezoning efforts dating to 2012. Staff…
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