Council approves conditional rezoning for 333‑unit Town Center mixed‑use project

The Harrisburg Town Council approved a conditional rezoning request to change about 15.03 acres from PUD to conditional City Center zoning, clearing the way for a mixed‑use Town Center project that staff said could include retail, office, roughly 333 residential units and public green space.

Planning staff described a conceptual site plan that included roughly 829,600 square feet of building area arranged as vertical mixed‑use structures with retail on ground floors and office or residential above. Staff told council the applicant agreed to multiple conditions as part of the conditional rezoning: adherence to the town’s commercial design guidelines, limits on outside storage, contributions to Town Center regional stormwater infrastructure and traffic‑related improvements required by the approved traffic impact assessment. “We’re capping it at 333 residential units,” planning staff said during the presentation.

Nut graf: Council held a public hearing that drew neighborhood questions about density, building heights, school impacts and whether units would be for sale or rent. The developer said the market study (to be posted on the town website) would inform whether units are owner‑occupied condominiums or market‑rate rentals; price ranges discussed during the meeting included an anticipated sale range near $300,000 to $700,000 depending on unit type.

Public input included neighbors who expressed concerns about population and public services and a local business owner who said new residents would bring customers to downtown businesses. After discussion the council member moved to approve the rezoning based on the staff report and recommended conditions; council voted in favor by voice vote.

Ending: With conditional rezoning approved, staff said the next steps are preliminary site plan review and phased site plan submittals, during which council will review detailed building designs and parking as each phase moves forward.