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Lancaster County adopts nine‑month moratorium on new residential subdivision approvals
Summary
Council approved a nine‑month moratorium on processing or acting on applications for new single‑family and multifamily subdivisions while the Unified Development Ordinance is amended; the pending ordinance doctrine was invoked and staff said the county used vested‑rights standards for exemptions.
Lancaster County Council approved second reading of an ordinance imposing a nine‑month moratorium on the acceptance, review or action on applications that would authorize new single‑family subdivisions or new multifamily residential developments. The moratorium is intended to preserve the county's current regulatory environment while staff and council consider amendments to the Unified…
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