The Resource Library · Vol. 01
Learn the
lay of the land.
Short, friendly guides to the stuff most people never learned in school - how a development gets approved, what zoning codes actually mean, and who to call at City Hall. Written to be readable, not lawyerly.
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Three guides · more coming8 min read
The Process
How a project goes from idea to open
Filed, reviewed, approved, built. Who decides what, in what order, and roughly how long each step takes.
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The Rules
Zoning basics and a plain-English glossary
What R-1, B-2, and PDR actually mean. By-right vs. special use permits. Rezonings and variances, without the jargon.
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The Locals
Harrisonburg & Rockingham County field guide
Who the boards are, when they meet, where the official records live, and who to email when you have a question.
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