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Board adopts zoning change lowering minimum acreage for cluster subdivisions from 10 to 5 acres
Summary
The Board approved ordinance 25-21 to amend recreation and performance standards by reducing the minimum gross acreage for cluster subdivision techniques from 10 to 5 acres and to clarify related parking and open-space rules.
The York County Board of Supervisors adopted ordinance 25-21 on Sept. 16, approving amendments to the zoning ordinance that change recreation requirements for planned developments and revise performance standards for cluster subdivisions.
Caitlin (planning staff) summarized the proposal and told the board the change to allow cluster subdivision techniques on parcels of 5 acres or more is rooted in the county comprehensive plan’s environmental element, which recommends techniques to preserve open space as large tracts become less available. Planning staff provided spatial analysis showing many parcels of five acres or more appear ineligible for cluster techniques because of parcel…
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