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Planning commission backs limited change to mining rules, asks council to study early‑morning noise
Summary
Commissioners recommended that county council allow truck staging, loading and ticketing between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays for mining operations but asked council to study noise impacts and consider conditions or exemptions for mines near residences.
Lexington County planning commissioners recommended that county council amend the zoning ordinance to allow truck staging, loading and ticketing for mining operations between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, while urging council to study potential noise impacts in residential areas.
The text amendment (Ordinance 2504) would change Article 8, Chapter 2, Section 82.50 of the zoning ordinance to permit those specific activities earlier in the day, without changing heavy‑equipment operational…
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