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Lexington County planning staff wins first-reading approval to remove special-exception step for some patio-home approvals
Summary
Lexington County planning commissioners moved on first reading an ordinance that would remove a Board of Zoning Appeals special-exception review for certain patio-home developments and reduce the BZA voting threshold from two‑thirds to a simple majority.
Lexington County planning commissioners moved on first reading an ordinance that would remove a Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) special-exception review for so-called residential detached limited developments — commonly described in the meeting as patio-type homes — and would change the BZA vote requirement from a two‑thirds supermajority to a simple majority.
The measure, introduced as Ordinance 2506 and presented by Community Development staff, would eliminate the extra public-notice and special-exception step that now follows staff review for these limited patio-home developments. Council…
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