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Harrisburg council approves Eden Village tiny-home community for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
City council unanimously approved a land-development plan for Eden Village, a 32-unit tiny-home project at 1103 South Front Street with a 2,400 sq. ft. community center and services for residents; planning commission placed conditions on accessibility, screening and parking.
Harrisburg City Council approved Resolution 16 of 2025 on March 24, adopting the planning commission's recommendation to permit Eden Village's land-development plan for 1103 South Front Street. The plan calls for 32 individual tiny homes, a 2,400-square-foot community center offering resident services, and associated site and access improvements; the vote was 7-0.
The project, presented to the council by city Planning Director Jeffrey Knight and applicants from Eden Village, is described as a permanent housing development for people experiencing homelessness. Knight said the proposal is the third phase of a larger redevelopment south of the PennDOT facility and that the project received required zoning approvals from the Zoning Hearing Board on Oct. 21, 2024. The Harrisburg Planning Commission recommended approval by unanimous vote with conditions addressing accessibility, screening and parking.
The planning bureau asked the applicants to ensure the tiny homes would be ADA compliant via zero-step entries and that the community center provide ADA access; the bureau recommended installing shared access ramps between two adjacent units where needed. The commission also recommended…
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