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Planning commission backs amended proffers and special-use permits for Vista Forest Hills; one commissioner votes no
Summary
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission voted 6–1 on June 11 to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council for a proffer amendment and two special-use permits for the Vista Forest Hills project at 810 Port Republic Road, allowing a revised building configuration and a targeted setback reduction for the planned building.
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission on June 11 recommended that City Council approve a proffer amendment and two special-use permits for the Vista Forest Hills development at 810 Port Republic Road, forwarding all three items with a favorable recommendation. The vote passed 6–1.
Staff described the requests as a proffer amendment to allow an additional story of residential on the rear portion of a previously approved building; a special-use permit to allow multifamily and/or mixed-use buildings in the B-2 conditional district; and a special-use permit to reduce a required side/rear yard setback from the ordinance-required 52 feet to 44 feet, but only for the specifically planned building shown on the submitted development plan. Staff noted that the 2023 approvals…
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