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Council OKs rezoning and special‑use permit for 8 townhomes on Lucy Drive

Harrisonburg City Council · February 25, 2025

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Summary

Council approved rezoning the corner property at Lucy Drive from R‑3 to R‑8(C) and granted a special‑use permit to allow up to eight attached townhomes; council debated but did not add a landscape buffer condition after staff noted stormwater easement constraints.

Harrisonburg City Council voted Feb. 25 to approve the rezoning and special‑use permit for a proposed townhome development at 292, 294 and 298 Lucy Drive.

Staff presented the project and proffers: building facades would face public streets, parking would not be allowed between public streets and buildings, access would be limited to one point on Dyerley Avenue with any Lucy Drive access restricted to right‑in/right‑out, and street‑tree plantings were included as a proffer. The property was previously reviewed by the council in May 2024; council had approved the rezoning at that time but deferred the special‑use permit pending additional design work.

During the Feb. 25 presentation staff described the site constraints, including an underground stormwater detention structure that encroaches onto the lot and an existing 20‑foot easement along the rear property line. Councilors proposed a condition to require a 10‑foot wide landscape buffer with at least eight large deciduous trees along the rear property line; staff noted the tree plantings would likely be confined to the 20‑foot easement area and that the surrounding uses are residential in character (adjacent townhomes and nearby multifamily construction). Staff recommended approval without the additional buffer condition, and Planning Commission had previously recommended approval of the rezoning and the special‑use permit (5‑0) without conditions.

Council voted to approve the rezoning (second reading) and then approved the special‑use permit for up to eight attached townhomes with no additional conditions. The votes were recorded by roll call; all members voting were recorded as aye and one council member was absent for the roll call.