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York County Unincorporated

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Zoning districts

1 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

282 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 24.1-118

Conservation easements required by this chapter shall be subject to the following: (a) 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...

Sec. 24.1-2003 standards

only one principal dwelling unit shall be permitted on any individual lot located in the RC, RR, R33, R20, R13, and R7 districts.

Sec. 24.1-200

Except as may be specifically authorized by other provisions of this chapter, only one (1) principal dwelling unit shall be permitted on any individual lot located in the RC, RR, R33, R20, R13, and R7 districts.

Sec. 24.1-200.11 standards

Prior to issuance of any building permit or other permit for use of a parcel of land subject to the terms of this chapter, the property owner or applicant shall be required to verify that there is a legal right of access to the parcel from a public right-of-way

Sec. 24.1-2013 standards

Each lot created subsequent to the adoption or amendment of this chapter shall comply with all area and dimensional regulations

Sec. 24.1-2024 standards

each lot or parcel hereafter created shall have frontage on a public street, which frontage shall not be less than the minimum lot width required for the district in which located.

Sec. 24.1-202

Unless specifically exempted by this section or other terms of this chapter or the subdivision ordinance, each lot or parcel hereafter created shall have frontage on a public street, which frontage shall not be less than the minimum lot width required for the district in which located.

Sec. 24.1-2022 standards

Where lot lines are established radially from a curved street... frontage may be reduced to not less than seventy percent (70%) of the minimum required lot width or fifty feet (50'), whichever is greater. In the case of lots fronting on a cul-de-sac, the frontage of such lots may be reduced to not less than fifty percent (50%) of the minimum required lot width or fifty feet (50') whichever is greater.

Sec. 24.1-202(c)4 standards

The minimum width of the 'staff' portion of a flag lot shall be thirty feet (30') and the edge of any driveway constructed within the 'staff' shall be at least five feet (5') from the side property lines of the 'staff.' Where two flag lots abut one another, the 'staff' portions of the lots shall be coterminous... the minimum widths may be reduced to twenty feet (20') each, there shall be no minimum driveway setback from the common property line separating the 'staffs'... One lot, or a maximum of five percent (5%) of the total lots in a subdivision, whichever is greater, may be flag lots.

Sec. 24.1-2031 standards

In accordance with the comprehensive plan, certain land areas shall not be developed at all and others may only be credited partially toward buildable or developable area.

Sec. 24.1-2041 standards

The lot area requirements set forth in the district regulations of this chapter are predicated on the availability of public water service and public sewer service to each lot.

Sec. 24.1-2051 standards

One or more lots within such proposed subdivision may be reduced to an area which is not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the minimum lot area requirement for the district in which located

Sec. 24.1-2053 standards

One or more lots within such proposed subdivision may be reduced to an area which is not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the minimum lot area requirement for the district in which located provided that an equal number of lots within the same subdivision are oversized by an equal or greater amount. The resulting subdivision must contain at least ten (10) lots. Such proposed subdivision shall be served by public water and public sewer. Where lot area averaging is proposed for a subdivision within an area classified R-13, the maximum number of lots which may be reduced in area shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number within the proposed subdivision.

Sec. 24.1-2201 standards

In the case of corner lots, all yards abutting a street shall be considered front yards and a minimum building setback of thirty feet (30') from a public street right-of-way shall be maintained unless a larger setback is otherwise required.

Sec. 24.1-2202 standards

In the case of corner lots, all yards abutting a street shall be considered front yards and a minimum building setback of thirty feet (30') from a public street right-of-way shall be maintained unless a larger setback is otherwise required. The minimum width requirement for each frontage of any corner lot hereafter created shall be equal to the normally required lot width plus the difference between the required front and side yard dimensions for the district in which located provided, however, that the maximum width required as a result of application of this provision shall be one hundred fifty feet (150').

Sec. 24.1-2212 standards

A minimum building setback of thirty feet (30') from a public street right-of-way shall be maintained, regardless of yard, unless a larger setback is otherwise required.

Sec. 24.1-2212 standards

A minimum building setback of thirty feet (30') from a public street right-of-way shall be maintained, regardless of yard, unless a larger setback is otherwise required. In residential districts, accessory structures shall have a minimum building setback of five feet (5') from a public street right-of-way with a recorded restricted access easement.

Sec. 24.1-2221 standards

in no case shall a front yard depth so determined be less than twenty feet (20'), or less than the setback line described on a recorded subdivision plat.

Sec. 24.1-2223 standards

Where fifty percent (50%) or more of the lots within a block are occupied by existing buildings and the average yards (front, rear, or side) of the existing principal buildings are less than that required by this chapter, the average so established may be taken in lieu of that which is otherwise required, provided however that in no case shall a front yard depth so determined be less than twenty feet (20'), or less than the setback line described on a recorded subdivision plat. In the case of side or rear yards, no side yard shall be less than ten feet (10') nor shall a rear yard be less than twenty feet (20').

Sec. 24.1-2231 standards

the normally required front yard and front perimeter landscape yard depths for said development shall be increased by an amount which is equal to one-half (½) of the total right-of-way deficiency.

Source documents

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