York County Council denies contested District 5 rezoning after hours of neighbor testimony
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Summary
After extensive public testimony citing drainage, 'blackjack' soil that complicates septic and construction, and spot-zoning concerns, York County Council voted 5–2 to deny a rezoning request to convert a 5.89-acre AGC parcel to RUD in District 5 (case 25-53).
York County Council voted to deny first-reading rezoning case 25-53, a request to change 5.89 acres in District 5 from Agricultural Conservation (AGC) to Rural Development (RUD). The decision followed more than an hour of public testimony from neighbors and technical witnesses who warned that subdividing the parcel would create drainage problems, septic-system challenges, and set a precedent for incremental rezoning in a predominantly agricultural area.
Ken Scoggins, who said he has lived next to the site for 60 years, urged the council to "deny this zoning request and preserve the rural character, safety, property values and long term planning vision of this community." He warned that approving the rezoning would permit the full range of development allowed under RUD even if the current applicant stated an intention to build just two or three homes.
Multiple neighbors described