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Commission recommends rezoning at 310 Westview Street to allow small-lot residential addition
Summary
Planning commissioners voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council to rezone 310 Westview Street from R-1 to R-8 conditional to allow a first-floor addition; the applicant proffers to limit the property to one dwelling unit and staff said the change retains neighborhood density expectations.
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission on June 11 recommended that City Council approve a conditional rezoning for 310 Westview Street, forwarding a unanimous favorable recommendation.
Staff said the applicant seeks to rezone an approximately 30,000-square-foot parcel from R-1 (single-family residential) to R-8 (small-lot residential district conditional) so the owner can build a first-floor addition toward the alley on flatter terrain. The applicant proffered that the property remain limited to uses permitted by right in R-8 but with no more than one dwelling unit on the lot.
Stacy Rose, the property owner, called in and stated she was available to answer questions. Staff and the applicant said the proposed addition will not increase the parcel’s allowed occupancy or overall density compared with the neighborhood and noted the proposal retains setbacks consistent with surrounding properties, with minor reduced setbacks limited by the proffer. Vice Chair Finnegan said he inspected the site and supported approval.
Commissioner Finnegan moved approval; the motion was seconded and the commission voted by roll call with all members present voting aye. The recommendation will go to City Council on July 8.
Staff identified the application as consistent with the comprehensive plan’s Low Density Residential designation and said the rezoning with the proffer retains development expectations for adjacent homes.
