Obtain a York County Zoning Board of Appeals Variance Applicaiton from the York County Zoning Department or download it here.  The application must be filled out completely and signed by the landowner; a copy of the plat (survey) of the property, property conditions, and supporting documentation should be attached.  A fee of $300 is due at the time of submittal, which is usually the second Wednesday of each month.  The meeting is usually the second Thursday of the following month.

The letter is to notify the adjacent property owners of a variance request, which is a request for special exception or permission to do something that would normally not be allowed within that particular zoning district.  If the adjacent property owner objects to this variance, then the adjacent property owner will be allowed to come to the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to voice their concerns.

Obtain the York County Rezoning Application from the York County Planning Department or download it here.  The application must be filled out completely, typed or written in ink, and signed by the property owner.  Attached to the application should be a Deed and Plat (survey) of the property, a copy of the tax map, and the application fee of $500 for single parcels, $1,000 for multiple parcels, or $2,000 for planned development (PD).  A PD must have site plan approval before submittal.

No, York County does not require a business license, but if the business is in the county then a site plan approval/zoning approval will be necessary.

The plat (Survey) of the property can be obtained from the property owner or the Clerk of Court office in the York County Courthouse.  If the plat is to be submitted from a rezoning application or variance request, please indicate on the plat the approximate location and the distance of all structures and dwellings in relation to all property lines.  If a plat does not exist, then a deed that indicates the property line distance (metes and bounds) is required.

All single-family double-wide residential structures, except manufactured homes located in grandfathered manufactured home parks, must be underpinned with permanent brick, block, stucco, stone z-brick or the equivalent.  Mobile homes located in an AGC, or RUD zoning district will be allowed to use manufactured home vinyl underpinning kits.  Single-wide mobile homes located anywhere in York County may be underpinned with permanent brick, block, stucco, stone, Z-brick, vinyl underpinning kits or the equivalent.  Underpinning must be vented in accordance with York County Building Code.  If underpinning is to be stucco, Z-brick or equivalent, then the underpinning must be installed by the manufacturer's specifications.  Vinyl manufactured home kits must be installed.

The zoning information is one of the layers provided through York County's GIS system available at www.yorkcountygov.com.  If you do not have internet access, the information can be obtained by calling (803) 909-7230.

This information can be obtained through the county's website at www.yorkcountygov.com through the online ordinance link provided on the Planning Department's home page, or by calling (803) 909-7230.

A Commercial Permit application must be completely filled out with (3) three sets of building plans to our Development Coordinating Center.

21 days is the review time for submittals and revisions.

Eight site plans must be submitted along with all fees to our Development Coordinating Center. 

Unfortunately, at this time we do not differentiate between major and minor site plans.  Any land disturbance, improvement, additions, new buildings or a change in use requires a site plan review.  All commercial sites must meet the same commerical development standards.

No, you must get a zoning compliance but as long as the work is on the inside, a site plan is not required.