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Residents split over proposed zoning changes in Lexington County public hearings — density, schools and watershed dominate comments
Summary
At three public hearings July 29, residents and developers debated proposed zoning amendments (ordinances 25-06, 25-11 and 25-12). Supporters emphasized protecting watersheds and quality of life; opponents warned higher lot-size minimums and rules will increase housing costs and worsen sprawl; many speakers pressed for cumulative school-concurrency accounting and better coordination with the Town of Lexington.
LEXINGTON COUNTY — Lexington County held three linked public hearings July 29 on proposed zoning and open-space amendments that would change how residential density, waterfront development and minimum lot sizes are regulated in central Lexington County.
Community Development Director Robbie Derek summarized the package: ordinance 25-06 would amend the zoning code for certain residential-detached limited land uses, incorporate those uses into the county’s concurrency review process, remove ponds from gross-acreage density calculations, and cap townhomes and similar uses at six dwelling units per exact acre in some categories. Ordinance 25-11 would establish a Central Lexington County overlay (to align county and Town of Lexington rules), cap townhomes there at four units per exact acre, set a single-family minimum lot size at about 10,890 square feet, require traffic impact studies to use school-peak traffic data and create a waterfront protection area with…
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