In late 2019, the York County Planning and Development Services Department began the process of revising the County’s Zoning and Subdivision Codes. The County engaged with White & Smith, LLC, a planning and law consulting firm out of Charleston, SC, and initiated the “Recode York County” project. The consultant team has met with county staff, focus groups, the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and County Council, drafted an assessment diagnosing the state of the County Zoning and Subdivision codes, and provided an annotated outline of the reorganized code sections.
Now in the code drafting stages of the project, all revisions are organized into three topical “modules” that are more digestible to review. The draft of Module One was released for public comment in May 2021. The draft of Module Two is available for public review and comment. Module Two covers all zoning development and design standards such as parking, signage, and building design. Please visit the project website to view the Module Two draft and all other documents at www.RecodeYorkCounty.org.
Additionally, the York County Planning and Development Services Department will host a public Zoom webinar on Thursday, August 26, at 6:00 PM. During the webinar, the consultant team will present the proposed changes in Module Two, take comments, and answer questions. Zoom information for this webinar is below:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Aug 26, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Recode York County - Module Two - Public Review
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://yorkcountygov.zoom.us/j/98339439150
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Webinar ID: 983 3943 9150
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The goals of the Recode York County project are to modernize the Codes, incorporate current best practices, utilize improved organization and graphics to make them more user-friendly, improve consistency, ensure predictable development outcomes, retain appropriate flexibility, and eliminate common barriers to desired development. The public will continue to have opportunities throughout the life of the project to provide input into the code rewrite, including reviewing and commenting on draft regulations.