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Lexington County planning committee approves draft Land Development Manual changes, adds 72‑hour remedy window for violations
Summary
The planning committee approved draft amendments to Lexington County the land development manual that set disturbance thresholds, added required best management practices and directed staff to adopt a 72‑hour corrective period before issuing stop‑work orders for serious site violations.
Lexington Countyplanning committee members on Tuesday advanced draft amendments to the countyLand Development Manual that change how large land‑disturbance projects are reviewed and add new enforcement steps for improperly installed stormwater protections.
County staff said the draft changes — proposed as ordinance 25‑07 — adjust residential disturbance thresholds, clarify engineering and stabilization requirements and require additional best management practices (BMPs) for projects using an expanded master plan. The text would allow residential projects to disturb up to 25 acres without an expanded master plan, potentially up to 40 acres with an expanded master plan and, with engineer justification across multiple phases, up to 50 acres. Commercial thresholds discussed in the draft move a staff‑level…
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