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South Carolina bill would let local governments delay permits when infrastructure lags, with safeguards
Summary
Sen. Tom Davis described a pending 'concurrency' bill that would let counties and municipalities limit or defer development permits where roads, water, schools or public safety capacity are inadequate, while requiring objective service benchmarks, plans to address deficiencies and legal 'safe‑harbors' for local governments.
Sen. Tom Davis told a regional delegation meeting that he is sponsoring legislation to give local governments statutory authority to apply 'concurrency' standards — delaying or conditioning building permits — when infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer, schools or public safety cannot support new development.
Davis said the proposal is not intended to halt growth but to align development with the capacity on the ground. "Not to kill growth, not to impose moratoriums," he said. Instead, he said, concurrency would allow a local government to say "no, not…
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