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Planning Commission backs rezoning at 797 Chicago Ave to clear overlapping zones, free parking for nearby restaurant

Harrisonburg Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The Harrisonburg Planning Commission unanimously recommended rezoning and a proffer amendment at 797 Chicago Ave to resolve overlapping zones created by past rezonings, allow the Sunshine Apartments site plan to proceed and transfer a strip of land to adjacent La Morena/La Marina to meet parking requirements.

The Harrisonburg Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 10 to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council for a rezoning and proffer amendment affecting 797 Chicago Avenue, a property involved in earlier rezonings and the site of a planned multifamily project. Meg Reffke, a planner for the Department of Community Development, told commissioners the request would consolidate portions of R‑5C and B‑2/B‑2C zoning created by prior rezoning actions in 1995 and 2022.

Why it matters: staff said the changes will “clean up” overlapping zoning that now complicates an active site plan for Sunshine Apartments, a two‑building, three‑story…

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