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Pine Ridge council approves stormwater, tightens subdivision access and requires traffic studies
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Pine Ridge Town Council adopted the Lexington County stormwater ordinance, lowered the subdivision two-access threshold from 200 to 90 lots and approved a requirement for traffic impact studies on projects generating 100 or more peak-hour trips.
The Pine Ridge Town Council on Jan. 13 adopted a package of land-use and development measures, including formal adoption of the Lexington County Stormwater Ordinance and new local standards intended to improve emergency access and manage traffic impacts.
The council approved second readings of Ordinance 2025-16 to adopt the county stormwater standards, Ordinance 2025-17 to change access and connectivity thresholds, and Ordinance 2025-18 to require traffic impact studies for certain projects. The votes on those measures were unanimous.
Mayor Daniel D. Davis said the stormwater adoption is a routine but necessary step "so the town continues to receive assistance from the county." On Ordinance 2025-17, the council voted to reduce the county-road two-access threshold from 200 lots to 90 lots; the mayor framed the change as a public-safety improvement to ensure reliable access for fire, police and EMS during natural disasters and to help disperse traffic.
The council also approved Ordinance 2025-18, which will require developers to submit a traffic impact study when a subdivision, rezoning or land-development project is projected to generate 100 or more peak-hour trips. According to the mayor, the requirement is designed to identify traffic impacts and mitigation measures before development is complete rather than after.
Separately, the council held public hearings and approved first readings for Ordinance 2025-14 (sign regulations), Ordinance 2025-15 (short-term-rental rules) and Ordinance 2025-20 (Unified Development Ordinance updates). The mayor said the Planning Commission recommended each change at its Sept. 23, 2025 meeting. No members of the public spoke for or against those three ordinances during the hearing.
What happens next: Ordinances approved on second reading become law per the town's process unless additional steps are required by state or county rules; ordinances approved on first reading will return to the council for subsequent readings or votes as required. The council also flagged a Feb. 10 public hearing and first reading on a 2025/2026 budget amendment and an audit presentation and vote on the 2024/2025 fiscal year.
