York County BZA approves family-focused outdoor venue at 3286 Highway 160 West with noise, hours and security limits

The York County Board of Zoning Appeals on June 12 approved special-exception application Z25-6SE to allow a family-oriented outdoor recreation and small performance venue at 3286 Highway 160 West, with conditions that limit outdoor sound to acoustic-only performances, require outdoor activities to end by 9 p.m., and require a functioning security system with cameras and motion detectors during business hours and public events.

The special-exception proposal, presented by county planning staff, described a roughly 5,000-square-foot building on a combined lot, a proposed 2,000-square-foot outdoor seating/play area and a platform-style gazebo of about 16-by-16 feet for small performances. The applicants, Erin Cola Curcio and Tony Colacurcio, told the board the project is intended as a family-focused venue with grab-and-go food, rotating food trucks and limited beer and wine sales. “Our biggest thing this is driven around families,” Erin Cola Curcio said during the hearing.

Staff review noted the property is zoned RUD and that approval requires findings on adequacy of water and sewer, impacts on public services and compatibility with surrounding land uses. Planning staff…