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York County supervisors split on home‑based business rules; public hearing set for Sept. 17
Summary
Supervisors debated proposed changes to the home-based business ordinance—removing a prescriptive list of allowed uses in favor of limits on people and parking—raising concerns about visibility, enforcement and childcare; staff will advertise language for a Sept. 17 public hearing.
York County supervisors spent the evening of Aug. 6 debating proposed changes to the county's home-based business ordinance and directed staff to advertise revised language for a public hearing set for Sept. 17.
Planning staff summarized the existing ordinance: home occupations must be resident-occupied, limited to 25% or 400 square feet (whichever is less), must not generate additional traffic by right, and must keep on-site parking 10 feet from property lines. Uses that involve customer contact or nonresident employees generally require a special-use permit under the current code.
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