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Lancaster County staff begin updates to land‑use maps; state resiliency rules to require planning changes
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on updates to the county’s land‑use maps, EPA technical assistance around wastewater planning, and forthcoming state changes to Chesapeake Bay‑related resiliency requirements; staff will draft the required ordinance edits and later hold public hearings.
Lancaster County planning staff told the county Planning Commission in August 2025 that the county will update its future land‑use and planned growth maps, work with state and regional partners on wastewater planning and prepare limited ordinance edits to meet new Chesapeake Bay resiliency requirements.
Miss Hall said Lancaster County is participating in the EPA program Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Initiative, which provides no‑cost technical assistance to rural communities with failing septic systems and helps localities apply for grant funding. "Through the technical assistance initiative, the EPA also helps communities apply for grant funding," Miss Hall said, and staff have used…
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