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Residents urge York County Council to pause Silfab permits amid zoning litigation
Summary
Multiple residents told York County Council on Feb. 2 that permits and certificates of occupancy for the Silfab project should be paused until zoning litigation is resolved, citing an alleged Board of Zoning Appeals ruling, potential chemical hazards near schools, and inconsistent county statements about whether zoning was approved.
Dozens of residents told the York County Council on Feb. 2 that the county should pause building permits and withhold certificates of occupancy for the proposed Silfab site while zoning litigation proceeds.
Jennifer Williams, a Saddlegate neighborhood resident, said York County code §30.04(b) requires that when two council members request an item it must appear on a future agenda and asked the council to “add this item to the public agenda and allow council to vote on pausing permits and withholding certificates of occupancy for the Silfab project until zoning litigation is resolved.”
Several other speakers repeated that request and raised related legal and…
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