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Lancaster County Council adopts nine‑month moratorium on residential development
Summary
The Lancaster County Council on Nov. 10 adopted a nine‑month moratorium on acceptance and review of new residential subdivision and multifamily development applications while the county updates its Unified Development Ordinance. The measure passed on third reading 7–0 after staff said there were no substantive changes since earlier readings.
Lancaster County Council voted unanimously Nov. 10 to impose a nine‑month moratorium on the acceptance, review or approval of zoning and permit applications for new single‑family subdivisions and new multifamily residential developments while officials consider amendments to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance.
Planning staff said the ordinance, identified as 2025‑1992, invokes the "pending ordinance" doctrine to protect existing vested rights while the…
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