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
All files are in PDF format, unless otherwise noted.
City Council Meeting: March 24, 2026
Public Meeting/Comment Notice - 2026 Annual Action Plan Community Development Block Grant Program
The City of Harrisonburg will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 7:00pm in the City Council Chambers, 409 South Main Street, in order to receive citizen input regarding the 2026 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Citizen participation is essential to the City’s involvement in the Federal Department of Housing & Urban Development’s (HUD) CDBG Program. Citizen participation and comments on the Annual Action Plan will assist the City in the finalization of this required document. The Consolidated Plan serves as the planning document for addressing overall community development and housing needs that will utilize the estimated $490,000 annual entitlement of CDBG funding available to the City to meet those needs. Projects selected to receive funding will be included in the Annual Action Plan. If the actual CDBG allocation is more or less than $490,000, funding for individual projects will be increased or decreased by amounts noted at the meeting. Additionally, prior year resources of $68,332.29 will be carried forward to current year projects. These remaining resources were due to cancelled projects or lower than anticipated project costs from previously completed projects. The total estimated total amount to be allocated is $558,332.29.
Proposed funding categories include:
- Housing
- Public service activities
- Public facilities
- Program administration
None of the proposed categories of activities will result in displacement of residents. All citizens and organizations are invited to attend the public hearing to comment orally or in writing on the Annual Action Plan. The City of Harrisonburg will make reasonable accommodations and services necessary for sensory-impaired and disabled citizens at the public hearing. Additionally, translation services may be offered upon request and availability. Persons requiring such accommodations/services should contact the City at least three working days in advance of the hearing. Written comments may be mailed to Kristin McCombe, CDBG Program Manager, Office of City Manager, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Comments may also be submitted by calling 540-432-8926 or emailing cdbg@harrisonburgva.gov.
In order to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties, the City will place its proposed FY 2026 Annual Action Plan on public display in the following locations during normal operational hours beginning on March 24, 2026:
- City Manager’s Office, City Hall, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg
- Massanutten Regional Library, 174 South Main Street, Harrisonburg
- Harrisonburg City website
Public comment on the plan can be directed to: City Manager’s Office, City Hall, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Public comments regarding this document will be accepted until 9:00am on April 27, 2026, the end of the 30-day public comment period.
The City Council is expected to act on the proposed FY 2026 Annual Action Plan on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at the regularly scheduled Council meeting at 7:00pm in City Council Chambers. The final FY 2026 Annual Action Plan will be submitted to HUD for review and approval on or about May 15, 2026.
City Council Meeting: April 14, 2026
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)
The Harrisonburg City Council will hold public hearings in the City Council Chambers, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 7:00pm, to consider the following:
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.
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 Public Education Government Channel 1072, and the City’s website at www.harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
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.