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County Zoning of York Gulch
(Status after CCC Decisions in Late 1999)

The CCC Planning Commission, and the Commissioners approved, the following zoning for York Gulch:
  • No current zoning was modified.
  • Most of the vacant land in YG was zoned "Buffer" (NO development of any kind).
  • Two 10-acre parcels were zoned MR-5 (5-acre minimums for building permit). These were located at "Gallaher Meadow" and Lower Old Stage Rd.
  • One 70-acre piece was zoned MR-LT (35-acre building minimum). This parcel runs E. from YG Road, but it was hard to determine how far; the roads on the map the county provided were wildly inaccurate.
  • Fall River folks got most of the development protection they were looking for.
  • The mining belt south of us will probably be zoned mining only (no residence) vs. residential and/or mining.
Caveats:
  1. Land use is rarely zoned to less "productive" use later on, but the reverse is often true.
  2. Even if rezoning doesn't happen, variances do; so someone owning 30 acres zoned MR-LT might easily get a variance to build.
So, while the urgency of acquiring vacant parcels adjacent to you (see the Small Parcels article in the Archive) has diminished considerably if you're surrounded by "Buffer" zoning, the decision is neither final nor permanent. And if you're adjacent to an MR-5 or MR-LT -- well, you decide. A mid-sized purchase could reduce that 70-acre parcel to a size that supports only one building; and either of the 10-acre (two-site) pieces could be similarly reduced to a single site by buying up just a few acres. As adjacent residents, you have first rights.

Susan Pacek of the Planning Commission was one of the persons most responsible for these recommendations; she is also very approachable. The same is true of the other person involved with the zoning, Tim Allen. If you have any questions, call the Planning Comm. (567-2360) and ask to speak to either one.
Rev. 28-Jan-01
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