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Planning commission recommends stormwater text to council, urges site-sensitivity checklist and Lake Murray protections
Summary
After a lengthy debate over acreage thresholds and enforcement, the Lexington County Planning Commission voted to forward proposed Land Development Manual stormwater changes to county council with four conditions: add a site-sensitivity checklist, reassess maximum-size policy for commercial projects, consider special protections for Lake Murray, and evaluate stop-work order fee policy.
The Lexington County Planning Commission voted to recommend draft amendments to the county's Land Development Manual addressing disturbance thresholds and stormwater best management practices to county council, but added a set of conditions to guide further work.
Vice Chairman Frost moved the recommendation, asking council to further evaluate site-characteristics in addition to size limits, whether a maximum acreage is appropriate for commercial projects, protections for Lake Murray and its contributing creeks, and the county's fee policy tied to stop work orders; another commissioner seconded the motion and the commission approved it by voice vote.
Why it matters: The proposed text would change how many acres may be disturbed before additional design or review is required and adjust enforcement for improperly installed BMPs — issues that…
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