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Consider a request to amend the Subdivision Ordinance
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Presented By: Meg Rupkey, Department of Community Development
Recommendation and Review
A request from the City of Harrisonburg to consider amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance in order to comply with revisions to Article 6, Land Subdivision and Development, as adopted by the Virginia General Assembly, effective July 1, 2025, Va. H.B. 2660, 2025 Sess. (Va. 2025) and Va. S.B. Bill 974, 2025 Sess. (Va. 2025). In addition to the required updates for compliance with state law, the proposed amendments include revisions throughout the ordinance. These changes include formatting updates, updates to and removal of select definitions, and other technical and clarifying revisions intended to improve the overall usability of the ordinance.