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Planning committee debate grows heated over patio‑home density and whether ponds should be excluded from acreage
Summary
Lexington County planners and council members debated proposed changes to Ordinance 25‑06, including reinstating special‑exception review for residential detached limited ('patio homes'), capping patio homes at six units per acre, and removing water bodies from gross‑acreage density calculations; the committee debated accuracy and public perception of density figures and deferred further action for additional drafting and committee review.
A lengthy debate at the Lexington County planning committee centered on proposed changes to the zoning code for residential detached limited — commonly called patio homes — touching off sharp exchanges about how density should be calculated and how the public is told what to expect from development.
Staff said the amendments in Ordinance 25‑06 would reinstate special‑exception review for the patio‑home category, require projects to meet concurrency standards, align density allowances with duplexes and townhomes, and remove ponds and water impoundments from the gross‑acreage calculation…
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