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Harrisonburg council adopts zoning changes requiring special-use review for inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities
Summary
The council voted Nov. 25 to add a definition for inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities to the zoning ordinance and make them allowable only by special-use permit in R-3 and B-2 districts; council and public discussion emphasized discharge protocols, service capacity and community input.
Adam Fletcher, Harrisonburg's director of community development, told the City Council on Nov. 25 that staff is proposing multiple zoning-text amendments to define and regulate medical and institutional uses, most prominently an "inpatient substance use disorder treatment facility." Fletcher said the draft definition would require a facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services that provides 24-hour residential treatment to be reviewed by a special-use permit rather than be allowed…
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