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Council unanimously approved special-use permits for a short-term rental at 453 West Water Street and a meat processing and storage facility at 256 Charles Street, with staff-recommended conditions. Council also discussed developing a policy to prohibit automatic license plate readers, but no such policy was adopted at this meeting.
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The two approved permits allow the specified short-term rental and meat processing and storage uses to proceed under conditions set by city staff. Residents raised concerns about Flock cameras and automatic license plate readers, which collect vehicle-plate information; council members expressed support for addressing those concerns and discussed bringing a possible prohibition policy to a future meeting. The council also approved two October 24 special events and reappointed two members to the Harrisonburg Rockingham Regional Sewer Authority.
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