York County Unincorporated

The resubmittal fee shall increase by $50 for each subsequent submittal of a site plan for formal review after the third submittal.

The fee shall be $60 plus $1.00 per 1,000 square feet of improved area up to a maximum fee of $1,750.

Phase I study: $1,500 deposit; Phase II study: $2,500 deposit; Phase III study: $3,500 deposit; Other study: $1,500 deposit.

The county shall be exempt from all fees and surety requirements established by this chapter.

Violating, causing, or permitting the violation of, or otherwise disregarding any of the provisions of this chapter ... shall be unlawful and is subject to the following: ... civil penalty ... $200.00 for any one violation for the initial summons and $500.00 for each additional summons.

Upon conviction, any such violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

Boundaries indicated as following streets, highways, alleys, railroads, or waterways shall be construed to follow centerlines of such features unless specifically noted otherwise.

Whenever the regulations made under authority of this chapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or fewer number of stories, require a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher or more restrictive standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulations, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this chapter shall govern.

This chapter bears no relation to any private easement, covenant, agreement or restriction, and the responsibility for enforcing such private easement, covenant, agreement or restriction is not implied herein to rest with any public official or body.

Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, or good zoning practice require, the board may by ordinance, amend, supplement, or change the regulations, district boundaries, or classifications of property established by this chapter.

The owner or owners of property for which an application is being made for an amendment to the zoning map may, as part of the application, voluntarily proffer, in writing, reasonable conditions which shall be in addition to the regulations of the zoning district classification sought by the application.

The owner or owners of property for which an application is being made for an amendment to the zoning map may, as part of the application, voluntarily proffer, in writing, reasonable conditions which shall be in addition to the regulations of the zoning district classification sought by the application.

In addition to the submittal requirements set forth in section 24.1-115(a) of this chapter, any special use permit application for a short-term rental home shall be accompanied by the following items...

Certain uses, because of their unique characteristics or potential impacts on adjacent land uses, are not generally permitted in certain zoning districts as a matter of right, but may, under the right set of circumstances and conditions be acceptable in certain specific locations.

Unless otherwise specified by the conditions of the permit or as set forth in subsection (c)(6) below, failure to establish the special use authorized by the permit within two (2) years from the date of approval by the board shall cause the permit to terminate automatically.

The notice shall be posted at least seven (7) days prior to public hearings on the subject property along every street frontage, or, if there is no abutting street, then in an appropriate location to ensure visibility from public roads or adjacent occupied property.

The notice shall be posted at least seven (7) days prior to public hearings on the subject property along every street frontage, or, if there is no abutting street, then in an appropriate location to ensure visibility from public roads or adjacent occupied property.

Except as specifically noted below, certain utilities and services shall be exempt from the other regulations of this chapter.

Sewage pump and lift stations, water storage and pumping facilities, communication switching and relay facilities, and similar utilities when approved by the zoning administrator as a necessary and integral component of a public utility system. Such facilities shall be surrounded by a Type 25 Buffer, as defined in this chapter.

Conservation easements required by this chapter shall be subject to the following: (a) Grantees Conservation easements may be granted to the county or to any other entity having a charter or bylaws appropriate to retaining land or water areas for conservation purposes and which is deemed acceptable by the zoning administrator in consultation with the county attorney.