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York County delays vote on overgrowth ordinance after residents raise enforcement and timing concerns
Summary
The board continued a public hearing on proposed changes to County Code section 19‑6 (overgrowth) to June 17, 2025, after staff presented five situations where the county could require vegetation abatement and residents and supervisors urged more work on scope, dead‑tree treatment and the seven‑day compliance window.
York County staff presented proposed amendments to County Code section 19‑6 on Feb. 18 that would empower the county to require property owners to remove or trim "overgrowth" — defined to include noxious weeds, vines and ivy — when that vegetation obstructs addresses used by emergency services, blocks public rights‑of‑way, obscures sightlines at intersections, impairs emergency escape openings defined by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, or damages primary or accessory buildings.
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