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York County begins multi‑meeting review of landscape and green‑belt rules
Summary
Planning staff presented a high-level review of Article 2, Division 4 (landscape regulations adopted in 1995), prompting supervisors to flag enforcement gaps, credit rules that may encourage tree removal, and proposals to tighten planting-size and shrub-vs-tree ratios.
Planning staff led the Board of Supervisors through a detailed, multi-hour review of York County's landscape and green-belt regulations on Aug. 6, focusing on Article 2, Division 4 of the county zoning ordinance (adopted in 1995).
Staff said the code's intent is to control erosion, protect water, screen noise and dust, preserve natural resources and enhance the built environment. The presentation covered required landscape-plan content, species lists in the ordinance appendix, planting ratios, minimum…
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