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Residents urge York City to tighten single‑family and rooming‑house rules after Springettsbury conversion
Summary
Speakers at the Oct. 21 York City Council meeting said a Springettsbury Avenue property was converted into multiple suites in violation of zoning; neighbors filed an appeal and a text amendment to clarify the city's single‑family and rooming‑house definitions consistent with Pennsylvania Supreme Court guidance.
Heather Leyendecker, speaking for the Springdale Neighborhood Association, told the York City Council on Oct. 21 that zoning officials had found a property at 101 East Springettsbury operating as multiple rental suites in violation of city code and that neighbors had filed both an appeal and a zoning text amendment to the city.
Leyendecker said the city issued a notice of violation on Aug. 14 and that a subsequent inspection showed the owner reduced the unit count from eight "suites" to three. She said the association filed an appeal to the zoning office decision on Sept. 22 and filed a text amendment with the city on Oct. 9 to add…
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