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Council approves rezoning changes, denies one rezoning and refers $1M preservation ask to York County Forever
Summary
Council approved rezoning case 26‑03 on third reading with a deed‑restriction condition, denied rezoning case 26‑06, and referred a request to York County Forever to consider providing up to $1,000,000 to purchase development rights on the York Place property.
York County Council took mixed land‑use actions June 15: it approved third reading of rezoning case 26‑03 (12.8 acres) conditioned on the owner recording a deed restriction limiting further subdivision within 90 days; it denied third reading of rezoning case 26‑06 (1.776 acres) after staff and resident input; and it referred to the York County Forever Commission a request that the commission consider using up to $1,000,000 to purchase development rights on roughly 120 acres known as York Place (234 Kings Mountain Street, York), a conservation proposal supported by Nation Ford Land Trust.
On case 26‑03 council clarified the approval is contingent on the owner recording deed restrictions at the time of platting; legal staff said the proposed restriction was acceptable and the approval process should not be compromised by the contingency. The motion passed.
On case 26‑06 planning staff described allowable uses under existing planned development (PD) zoning and neighbors and council members noted differences between PD and GC (general commercial) zoning, particularly that PD currently provides buffers, setbacks and limits on incompatible uses. After discussion a motion to deny rezoning to GC carried.
On York Place, staff and partners said state and nonprofit funds are lined up to acquire the property and that the requested county contribution would be matched by the State Preservation Bank and others to purchase development rights and protect the land. Some council members questioned the size of the county’s cash contribution and asked York County Forever to define allowable uses for the funds if it recommends acceptance. The referral passed (recorded as carried).
