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Lancaster County Council adopts 9-month moratorium on new residential development in Panhandle area
Summary
Lancaster County Council on first reading approved an ordinance imposing a nine‑month moratorium on acceptance, review and approval of applications that would authorize new single‑family subdivisions or new multifamily residential developments within the defined Panhandle area and an adjoining corridor.
Lancaster County Council on first reading approved an ordinance imposing a nine‑month moratorium on acceptance, review and approval of applications that would authorize new single‑family subdivisions or new multifamily residential developments within the defined Panhandle area and an adjoining corridor.
The council also invoked South Carolina's pending‑ordinance doctrine so the measure became effective immediately upon the first reading as amended.
The moratorium limits covered actions to new residential subdivisions of more than three lots, commercial permits only if they are for multifamily residential use, major subdivision preliminary plans, master developments and zoning verification letters that would enable large residential yields. The ordinance does not stop single…
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