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County staff preview sweeping revisions to Newberry County land development regulations
Summary
County staff walked council through proposed revisions to the Newberry County Land Development Regulations, clarifying roles, streamlining subdivision categories, moving road design standards to Chapter 91, and shifting fees to the countyfee schedule; staff said changes aim to reduce redundancy and improve clarity.
County staff presented a comprehensive update to the Newberry County Land Development Regulations (Chapter 154), describing a package of housekeeping changes, reorganization, and substantive clarifications intended to streamline subdivision review and align standards with recently revised road-design rules.
The land development administrator, Katie, and consultant Cheryl Matheny outlined the revisions, saying the draft removes redundant requirements, relocates many design standards to Chapter 91 (the roads ordinance) and transfers fee-setting to the countywide fee schedule adopted through the budget process. Staff described the LDR as the countylevel tool that implements the Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act (Title 6, Chapter 29 of…
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