Union County commissioner adopts 120-day moratorium on development tied to public sewer

Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins adopted Resolution R-2026-28 at a called meeting on June 12, 2026, enacting an emergency moratorium on applications to develop any property on public sewer. The resolution states the moratorium is "effective for a period of 120 days from June 12, 2026 at 4:30pm or until repealed by the adoption of new regulations or ordinances."

Commissioner Collins said the action is driven by changes in local infrastructure, saying that "this section of the Union County Code of Ordinances needs to be reviewed due to the expansion of city sewer further into other areas of the county." He announced that the first reading of the proposed ordinance revisions will be at the County Meeting on June 18, 2026 and invited questions at that session.

The resolution is recorded as R-2026-28 in the meeting minutes; the minutes do not record a roll-call vote. Because Union County is governed in this meeting by a sole commissioner, the minutes state the commissioner "adopted" the resolution during the 4:30pm session. The moratorium remains in effect for up to 120 days from the stated effective time unless repealed earlier by subsequent ordinance or regulation.

Next steps: the county will present the draft ordinance revisions at the June 18 meeting for first reading and public questions. The meeting record directs interested parties to raise questions at that later session rather than during the June 12 called meeting.