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York County Council approves administrative adjustment procedure to zoning code
Summary
Council approved a text amendment allowing staff to grant limited numerical deviations (up to 10%) from quantitative zoning standards to avoid unnecessary hardship, with exclusions for sensitive standards; planning commission had recommended approval 7-0.
York County Council on first reading approved a zoning text amendment that creates an administrative adjustment procedure allowing staff to grant limited deviations to quantitative development standards.
John Buono, a county planning staff member, told council the change would let staff approve “small deviations” — for example, up to 10% less lot frontage or minor increases for accessory-unit area — without requiring a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals. “The goal of the ordinance is to introduce a new administrative procedure where staff could approve small deviations and…
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