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Staunton Council approves rezoning of Dunsmore Building for 15 affordable senior apartments
Summary
The Staunton City Council voted unanimously Feb. 12 to rezone the historic Dunsmore Building at 912 West Beverly Street from R-4 to B-5 conditional, enabling its adaptive reuse as 15 low-income senior apartments; council and staff emphasized parking requirements and proffers to limit nonresidential uses.
The Staunton City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Feb. 12 to rezone 912 West Beverly Street, the historic Dunsmore Building, from R‑4 (high‑density residential) to B‑5 (mixed‑use business conditional), clearing the way for its adaptive reuse as 15 low‑income senior apartments.
Tim Hartless, the city’s senior planner, told council the property sits on a roughly 16,500‑square‑foot lot and that current R‑4 density would cap development at seven units because of lot‑size rules. Under B‑5 zoning the number of units will be driven by how many on‑site parking spaces can be provided; for senior housing the city’s parking calculation is one space per two residential units. Hartless noted that…
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