To better understand land use in our fine community, here is a basic breakdown of the 15,075 parcels of land in the City of Harrisonburg....



Zoning Distribution (Parcels)

• 84% of city land parcels are zoned for Residential Use
  
• 10% of city land parcels are zoned for Business Use
  
• 6% of city land parcels are zoned for Manufacturing Use

Zoning Distribution (Acreage)

• 64% of city acreage is devoted to Residential zoning
• 20% of city acreage is devoted to Manufacturing zoning
• 16% of city acreage is devoted to Business zoning

Residential Density (Parcels)

• 36% of residential city land parcels are zoned R1
• 25% of residential city land parcels are zoned R2
  
• 40% of residential city land parcels are zoned R3 or a higher density

Residential Density (Acreage)

• 50% of residential city acreage is zoned R1
• 15% of residential city acreage is zoned R2
  
• 34% of residential city acreage is zoned R3 or a higher density

R1 use is typically single family homes, R2 is typically a duplex or two-family home use, and R3+ are primarily townhouses and apartments.