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Lexington County planning committee debates raising limits of disturbance, new erosion controls and stop‑work penalties
Summary
County planning staff proposed draft amendments to the Land Development Manual that would expand disturbance thresholds, require more best management practices and add stronger stop‑work enforcement; the committee agreed to take the draft to the Stormwater Advisory Board and to solicit developer and public review.
Planning committee members and staff on Tuesday discussed proposed amendments to Lexington County’s Land Development Manual that would change how many acres a developer may disturb and add new erosion‑control requirements and enforcement measures.
Community Development Director Robbie Derek told the committee the draft text would simplify the manual by using a single set of disturbance tiers similar to the county’s commercial rules: staff approvals for 0–20 acres, an “expanded master plan” process for 20–60 acres and a review by the Stormwater Advisory Board and then county council for sites over 60 acres. Derek said the expanded master plan would require additional best management practices (BMPs) drawn from the Georgia Erosion and Sediment Control manual and locally derived measures, plus public notification signage listing the engineer, contractor and developer contact…
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