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Laurens County council approves first reading of moratorium on open-space subdivisions; Cambridge Farms temporarily included
Summary
On first reading the council approved Ordinance 9-89, a six-month moratorium on open-space subdivision development intended to allow clarifications to the existing ordinance. Council voted to specifically include Cambridge Farms (4–2); first reading passed 4–1–1.
Laurens County Council approved on first reading Ordinance 9-89, a moratorium on open-space subdivision development designed to give staff and council time to clarify and fix provisions in the county’s existing ordinance.
The chair described the moratorium as a temporary measure — potentially up to six months — to address “pain points” in the current rules and to create a more user-friendly document for developers and citizens. Public commenters urged support; one said developers…
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