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York County planning commission backs ordinance to tighten "extended-stay" hotel rules, with school-related exemptions
Summary
The York County Planning Commission on Nov. 10 recommended an amendment to Chapter 155 of the zoning code to reclassify extended-stay hotels as conditional uses and to establish a registry and multiagency enforcement, but added exemptions for families with children and requested clearer definitions of "long-term."
The York County Planning Commission on Nov. 10 recommended that County Council amend Chapter 155 of the zoning code to change extended-stay hotel operations from permitted uses to conditional uses, a move staff said was prompted by concerns raised by the sheriff’s office about crime and vagrancy in certain budget hotels.
Assistant County Manager David Garner told the commission the proposal "came from the sheriff's office" and creates an extended-stay classification in the use table while establishing a multiagency enforcement approach involving building codes, planning and zoning, the sheriff’s office and the fire marshal. He said the change is countywide but will focus enforcement on problem corridors such as the Carowinds Boulevard area.
Commissioners focused…
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