York County initiates rezoning cleanup for 184 townhome parcels and creates chief financial officer position

York County Council voted unanimously to initiate a rezoning effort to bring three townhome communities (a total of 184 parcels) into the county's RMX‑6 district to correct nonconforming zoning created by the 2022 code recodification, and later in the meeting approved creation and funding for a permanent chief financial officer/financial director position.

Planning director (speaker 32) explained that the 2022 code update allowed townhomes and multifamily uses by right only in RMX‑6; several existing townhome properties remained in the older RMX‑20 district, creating administrative nonconformities. The initiation vote starts the rezoning process and triggers certified‑mail notice to affected addresses; council asked staff to provide clear communications to owners to avoid confusion.

After an executive session on multiple legal, personnel and contractual matters, council returned and approved a motion to create and fund a full‑time chief financial officer/financial director position as discussed in executive session. The transcript records the motion and a voice vote to carry the motion. The council recorded that no action was taken during executive session.

Why this matters: initiating the RMX rezoning resolves administrative nonconformities that can complicate property owners' ability to make ordinary improvements and removes an incongruity created by the 2022 recode. Creating a CFO is a personnel and organizational decision that affects county financial management and reporting.

Next steps: staff will notify affected property owners by certified mail and proceed through the standard rezoning process; county management will recruit/establish the CFO position per the approved funding and job description.