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Planning Commission backs special‑use permit for food truck at 1710 Country Club Road
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a special‑use permit allowing a food truck at 1710 Country Club Road, subject to conditions addressing parking, curb restoration and floodplain siting; the matter moves to City Council for review Sept. 9, 2025.
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission on Aug. 13 voted to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council for a special‑use permit that would allow a mobile food operation at 1710 Country Club Road.
Staff described the property as primarily within the 100‑year floodplain and partly in the regulatory floodway, and said the city issued a notice of violation in May after staff discovered a food truck operating on the site without required zoning approvals. Staff recommended approval with conditions including a prohibition on parking between the building and Country Club Road and replacement or repair of buried curbing to restore the designed entrance.
"With these conditions, ... staff believes that the mobile food truck should have no adverse effect on the health, safety, and comfort of those living and working in the area," staff told the commission during the presentation.
Applicant representative Christian Kevin Arostigi (son of the property owner) told commissioners the family has operated the vehicle service business on the site since about 2016 and that the food truck operation began in December. "We haven't had many concerns with, like, I guess, like, the public, in regards to the seating," Arostigi said, and he described an informal agreement with a neighboring property owner to allow customer parking when needed.
Commissioners questioned whether on‑site elevations and surveys confirm Base Flood Elevations near the truck and seating. Staff said no formal survey had yet been submitted and that an engineering study may be required to justify retaining tables and chairs in the floodplain; staff said it had reached out to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for guidance.
Commissioner Porter moved to recommend approval with the staff conditions; the motion was seconded and the commission recorded a roll‑call vote in which all present voted aye. Chair Paugh said the recommendation will be sent to City Council, expected to consider the item on Sept. 9, 2025.
Next steps: the City Council will receive the Planning Commission's recommendation and consider the special‑use permit at its next available hearing.
