The City of Harrisonburg is required to publicly advertise and provide notice for upcoming public hearings. This webpage will provide an additional resource for the public to be notified of upcoming public hearings.
Notice of Intent to Comply with Americans With Disabilities Act
Special assistance is available for disabled persons addressing City Council, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals. Efforts will be made to provide adaptations or accommodations based on individual needs of qualified individuals with disabilities, provided that notification at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the meeting has been received by the City Clerk's Office. For assistance, please contact the City Clerk's Office, 409 S. Main Street City Hall, at 540-432-7701.
Language Interpretation Services Available
Language interpretation service in Spanish is available for City Council, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. To ensure that interpreters are available at the meeting, interested persons must request the accommodation at least four (4) calendar days in advance of the meeting by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 540-432-7701 or by submitting a request online.
Upcoming Public Hearings
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City Council Meeting: March 10, 2026
On Proposed Disposition of City of Harrisonburg Property Interest
The Harrisonburg City Council will hold public hearing on March 10, 2026 at 7:00pm, or as soon as the agenda permits, in the City Council Chambers located at 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, to receive public comment on the conveyance to John Buller and Annie McDonald the property located at 301 South Main Street (Real Estate Tax Number 025 J 12-A), Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Copies of the plats or plans showing the proposed interests to be transferred are available on the City’s website and are available in the City Manager’s Office, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.
All persons interested will have an opportunity to express their views at these public hearings.
These public hearings will be held during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting, which meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm. This meeting will take place in City Hall, 409 South Main Street. Use the ground-level entrance, closest to Main Street in the front of the building to enter Council Chambers. Community members can also watch the meeting on Local Access Programming Channel 1072 or on the City’s website at harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Any person requiring auxiliary aids, including signers, in connection with this public hearing shall notify the City Manager at least five (5) days prior to the time of the hearing.
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) - No March 2026 Meeting
The BZA meets as needed on the first Monday of the month at 4:00pm at the City Council Chambers (409 South Main Street). Use the ground-level entrance, closest to Main Street in the front of the building to enter Council Chambers. Community members can also watch the meeting on the Local Access Programming Channel 1072 or on the City’s website. A phone line will also be live where individuals can call in and to speak during public hearings. The telephone number to call is 540-437-2687. Community members may also express their views electronically prior to the meeting by emailing Tyler.Blanks@harrisonburgva.gov.
Staff reports are posted at harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx approximately one week prior to the Board meeting.
Planning Commission Meeting - March 11, 2026
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission will hold public hearings in the City Council Chambers, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to consider the following:
- Rezoning – 361 Franklin Street (Proffer Amendment, R-8C)
- A request from Katherine S Moran and Marcie E Harris to amend proffers for a +/- 10,269 square foot parcel zoned R-8C, Small Lot Residential Conditional. The property is addressed as 361 Franklin Street and is identified as tax map parcel 27-Q-1.
- Rezoning – 851 Madison Street (R-2 to R-8)
- A request from Center for Health and Human Development to rezone a +/- 12,330 square foot property from R-2, Residential District, to R-8, Small Lot Residential District. The property is addressed as 851 Madison Street and is identified as tax map parcel 41-K-5 & 6.
- Special Use Permit – 851 Madison Street (To reduce the required parking areas in R-8)
- A request from Center for Health and Human Development for a special use permit per Section 10-3-59.4(9) to reduce the required parking areas to fewer than the required number of vehicle parking spaces for any use, provided that an amount of open space equal to the amount of space that would have been used for the required number of vehicle parking spaces is left available for parking in the R-8, Small Lot Residential District. The +/- 12,330 square foot property is addressed as 851 Madison Street and is identified as tax map parcel 41-K-5 & 6.
- Rezoning – 435, 445, 457, 473, 483 & 495 South Main Street and 282, 288, 294 & 298 South Liberty St (R-3 to B-1C) (The Link)
- A request from Trenton Inc. and Bernard LC to rezone a +/- 2.75-acre property from R-3, Medium Density Residential District to B-1C, Central Business District Conditional. The property is addressed as 435, 445, 457, 473, 483 & 495 South Main Street and 282, 288, 294 & 298 South Liberty Street and is identified as tax map parcels 25-J-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
- A request from Trenton Inc. and Bernard LC to rezone a +/- 2.75-acre property from R-3, Medium Density Residential District to B-1C, Central Business District Conditional. The property is addressed as 435, 445, 457, 473, 483 & 495 South Main Street and 282, 288, 294 & 298 South Liberty Street and is identified as tax map parcels 25-J-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
Applications and other information are available for review by contacting the Department of Community Development, 409 South Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Please call 540-432-7700 to obtain a copy by email or by appointment. More information is available at www.harrisonburgva.gov/public-hearings. Interested parties will be able to attend the meeting and to watch the meeting on the Local Access Programming Channel 1072, and the City’s website at www.harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Community members may also express their views electronically prior to the meeting by emailing CDPlanning@harrisonburgva.gov.
Meeting agendas and staff reports are posted at harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx approximately 5 days prior to the Planning Commission meeting.
Planning Commission meetings normally take place on the second Wednesday of every month and may include the third Tuesday of every month. The meetings begin at 6:00pm in City Council Chambers at 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg. Use the ground-level entrance, closest to Main Street in the front of the building to enter Council Chambers.
Harrisonburg City Council must take action on many issues which require public notice under state law or city ordinances. Ordinances imposing or changing fees, levies, and taxes, land use actions (rezoning and special use permits), budget approvals or amendments, sale of city real estate, and many other issues require a public hearing that must be advertised in a newspaper having general circulation in the city.
While the Code of Virginia is very specific as to the notices required for specific actions, as a general rule, a public hearing must be advertised once a week for two consecutive weeks. There must be at least seven days between the first and second advertisements and the second advertisement shall not be more than ten days before the public hearing.