Commission conditions Valley View Village rezoning; asks applicant to consider school mitigation

Aug 4, 2026

The Commission recommended approval of REZ26-0416 to expand a planned multi-family master plan but asked the applicant to consider ways to mitigate expected student generation and site safety; motion carried 4–0 with conditions narrowed to school mitigation.

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Senior Planner Kayla Yankey presented REZ26-0416, a request from Valley View Village LLC to rezone 0.881 acres from R-2 to PMF and amend 18.125 acres of an existing PMF master plan. Commissioners asked whether the parcel in Harrisonburg City was part of the application (staff said it is a separate parcel and would require City review), whether the internal road would connect to city developments, and how powerline easements and retention areas would be handled.

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