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Laurens County council advances six-month moratorium on open-space subdivisions after public debate
Summary
After a public hearing with residents raising inspection, infrastructure and service-capacity concerns, Laurens County Council approved on second reading a six-month moratorium on open-space subdivisions, with authority to extend another six months; the vote passed 4-3.
Laurens County Council voted 4-3 on July 14 to approve on second reading Ordinance 9-89, a six-month moratorium on open-space subdivisions intended to give the county time to revisit definitions and enforcement in its subdivision code.
The moratorium was the subject of a lengthy public hearing in which residents and community members urged council to pause new approvals while staff and council clarify inspection resources, definitions of "natural open space," and infrastructure impacts. "I'm worried we don't have the resources to continue with major subdivisions," said Sandy Brockman, citing…
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