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Laurens County debates stricter open‑space subdivision rules and lot‑size changes; staff to return with modeled scenarios
Summary
Council discussed proposed Ordinance 991 to require 60% open space with a 40% unbuildable‑land threshold, debated buffers and developer incentives, and reviewed proposed amendments to Ordinance 926 (minimum lot sizes). Staff will provide engineering yield examples and revised draft language before second reading.
Laurens County Council spent the Nov. 10 agenda hearing reviewing a proposed open‑space (conservation subdivision) ordinance and related lot‑size amendments, debating how to balance environmental protection, aesthetics and developer feasibility.
Wes Mass, the staff presenter, described Ordinance 991 as an update to define open‑space or conservation subdivisions and said the draft would require 60% minimum open space with one of the larger changes adding a requirement that the development site "must consist of a minimum of 40% unbuildable lands," defined in the draft as isolated/connected wetlands, 100‑year floodplain, steep slopes, wooded areas, historic and agricultural sites, and known wildlife habitat (presentation at SEG 620–680). Mass said the requirement was added at the chairman's request to restrict where open‑space developments could be…
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