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Planning commission recommends rezoning of 111 Shirley Road to allow one single‑family home
Summary
York County planning staff recommended and the Planning Committee recommended approval of a rezoning that would reclassify 111 Shirley Road from water‑oriented commercial/industrial (WCI) to rural residential (RR) to permit construction of one detached single‑family dwelling; the vote to forward the recommendation passed.
The York County Planning Committee on March 12 recommended approval of a rezoning request for 111 Shirley Road, a 0.16‑acre waterfront parcel, that would change the zoning classification from WCI (water‑oriented commercial and industrial) to RR (rural residential) to allow construction of one detached single‑family house.
Staff told the committee the parcel is “considerably smaller” than neighboring lots and that about 0.09 acres of the site is dry land, with the remainder underwater. Staff also said the property lies entirely within the Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area (RPA) buffer and that “any development that would encroach more than 50 feet into the RPA buffer requires approval through the York County Chesapeake Bay Board.” Staff concluded a single‑family home would be less intense than commercial or industrial uses and recommended approval through proposed resolution PC25‑08.
Wayne Harbin, a nearby resident, told the commission the planned living shoreline would “preserve it” and “bring it back with a beach,” and described local outfalls and shoreline conditions the applicant must address during Chesapeake permitting.
Committee members discussed environmental protection and construction‑period runoff. One commissioner said, while supportive, he was “concerned about the whole construction process and what’s going to happen and how we’re going to prevent additional runoff into the rivers during that process.” Several members said the small size and waterfront constraints make commercial redevelopment unlikely and expressed support for the rezoning.
A motion to recommend adoption of resolution PC25‑08 passed on a roll call vote. The committee’s recorded votes on the motion were: Mister Brooks — Yes; Mister King — Yes; Mister Criner — Yes; Mister Smith — Yes; Mister Chamberlain — No; Mister Wassmer — Yes. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
The staff report, presented at the hearing, identified three primary factors for the recommendation: (1) property size (0.16 acre, ~0.09 acre of dry land), (2) presence within the 100‑foot Chesapeake Bay RPA buffer and the county rule that encroachment beyond 50 feet requires Chesapeake Bay Board approval, and (3) surrounding zoning and land use (predominantly RR/residential).
