Council approves first reading to allow farm tractor‑trailers to be stored on agricultural parcels

York County Council on Jan. 21 approved first reading of a text amendment to Chapter 155 of the county zoning code that allows tractor‑trailer trucks and associated travel containers to be stored outdoors on AGC‑zoned land when the equipment is essential to a bona fide farming operation and is owned, leased or rented by the owner or tenant of the property.

The change responds to citizen complaints about tractor‑trailers appearing to be used as storage yards rather than as farm equipment, and it follows a unanimous recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Rick Abood, the county’s principal planner, told the council the committee framed the amendment around three principles: storage only for agricultural purposes, evidence of a bona fide farming operation, and ownership/lease by the…