Board approves mini-storage and covered RV storage at 2100–2044 George Washington Memorial Highway

The York County Board of Supervisors on the evening of the meeting approved a proffer amendment and two special‑use permits that will allow a new single‑story mini‑storage facility and covered recreational‑vehicle (RV) storage at properties addressed as 2100 and 2044 George Washington Memorial Highway.

Planning staff described the application as a redevelopment of a longtime junkyard parcel into 11 mini‑storage buildings (about 105,000 square feet) and a covered RV storage area. Staff said the plan preserves a 35‑foot transitional buffer along the rear property line next to the Tab Lakes neighborhood, will rebuild an existing wooden fence, and requires a 20‑foot landscape yard and monument sign at the Route 17 frontage. Planning staff recommended approval and said the planning commission had unanimously recommended approval.

The applicant, Andy Bilmanis, said his company, S3 Storage Solutions, would redevelop the site to reduce community impacts compared with the existing junkyard and to provide “quiet, cleaner, more attractive” uses. He told the board the project will include stormwater management where none exists today and that the applicant met with the Tab Lakes neighborhood in February. “We hope that we could be the start of the revitalization for this portion of George Washington Memorial Highway,” Bilmanis said.

Neighbors and supervisors asked about screening and rules to prevent the site from reverting to a junkyard use. Planning staff responded that the existing proffers include a prohibition against operating a junkyard on the parcel, and staff described conditions that prohibit on‑site vehicle maintenance and overnight camping in RVs or storage units. Bilmanis said the lease terms and facility rules will prohibit maintenance‑as‑business on the site. “They cannot… use it as a campground either,” he said.

The board approved three separate actions: an ordinance amending the proffers that govern a portion of the property, a resolution approving the mini‑storage special‑use permit, and a resolution approving the covered RV storage special‑use permit. Votes were recorded by roll call and the motions carried.

What happens next: the applicant said he plans to move forward with permitting and expects to begin construction once permits and financing are in place; the applicant estimated a roughly 9–12 month construction schedule once work starts.

Votes at a glance (from the meeting record) - Ordinance 25‑15: Amend proffered conditions for 4 acres at 2044 George Washington Memorial Highway (proffer removal limited to vehicle‑title requirement). Motion made by Supervisor Roan; roll call recorded as Yes (Roan, Sheppard, Holroyd, Knoll). Outcome: approved. - Resolution R25‑106: Approve special‑use permit for a single‑story mini‑storage warehouse facility at 2100 George Washington Memorial Highway. Motion made by Supervisor Holroyd; roll call recorded as Yes (Sheppard, Holroyd, Roan, Knoll). Outcome: approved. - Resolution R25‑107: Approve special‑use permit to authorize a covered recreational‑vehicle storage facility at 2100 and 2044 George Washington Memorial Highway. Motion made by Supervisor Sheppard; roll call recorded as Yes (Holroyd, Roan, Sheppard, Knoll). Outcome: approved.

Ending: The board’s approvals allow the applicant to move from entitlement to permitting; planning staff retained authority to enforce the proffers and the conditions attached to the special‑use permits.