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Commission recommends ordinance change to allow limited fixed openings within reduced R‑8 side setbacks

Harrisonburg Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff and the commission agreed to recommend an amendment that would permit fixed, fire‑rated (non‑operable) openings up to 10 feet above finished grade on the first floor when a reduced setback is approved by special use permit, with building‑code protections and fire‑department input.

On Dec. 10 the Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a zoning‑text amendment proposed by AM Yoder & Company to permit limited first‑floor openings in reduced side‑yard setbacks in the R‑8 Small‑Lot Residential district when approved by special use permit.

Staff explained the amendment would allow…

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