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Planning commission approves zoning change to allow cat adoptions in downtown B-1 district
Summary
Commissioners voted unanimously to forward an amendment to the zoning ordinance that adds a by-right allowance for cat adoptions in the B-1 Central Business District and clarifies definitions for pet adoption and pet shops; the change also adds pet-adoption allowance to B-2.
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission on March 12 voted unanimously to forward a zoning-ordinance amendment to city council that would allow pet adoptions (limited to cats by this proposal) as a by-right use in the B-1 Central Business District and add pet adoption to the B-2 General Business District.
Staff explained the draft amendment adds two definitions: “pet adoption,” defined as the transfer of ownership of a companion animal from a releasing agency to an individual where the…
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