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Lancaster County Council Meeting - 2026-05-11

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137 mentionsmotion to approveapprovedzoningconditional usecommercialrezonedensityresidentialrezoningdeferredtraffic studypublic hearingland usesubdivisiondeniedmotion to denyLancaster County, SC

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Lancaster County · May 11, 2026

Continued

Rezoning continued: LDR → RB (71.1 acres)

Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road, Lancaster County

71.1 ac · LDR → RB

Zoning change from LDR to RB (71.1 acres), continued on May 11, 2026 in Lancaster County.

Entitlement

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Lancaster County · May 11, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Rezoning at Palmetto Kennel Lane

Rezoning at Palmetto Kennel Lane, approved unanimously on May 11, 2026 in Lancaster County.

Density +

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Lancaster County · May 11, 2026

Approved

0.61 acres rezoned LDR → MDR

Palmetto Kennel Lane, Lancaster County

0.61 ac · LDR → MDR

Zoning change from LDR to MDR (0.61 acres), approved on May 11, 2026 in Lancaster County.

UpzoneUse conversion

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Lancaster County · May 11, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Rezoning at Shelton Street

Rezoning at Shelton Street, approved unanimously on May 11, 2026 in Lancaster County.

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Meeting Summary

The Lancaster County Council unanimously DENIED a conditional use permit (Case CU-2026-0168, Resolution 1324-R2026) for a mosque/place of assembly on 4.68 acres at 10935 Harrisburg Road, Indian Land, upholding the Planning Commission's denial on grounds of traffic, infrastructure…

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Key Decisions (12)

Deferred

Rezoning at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road

Vote: 6-1Conditions attached
Denied

Conditional use permit for mosque at 10935 Harrisburg Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Third reading of budget amendment Ordinance 2026-2029

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Second reading of poll worker policy Ordinance 2026-2021

Vote: 6-1

Development Activity (4)

Piedmont Medical Center freestanding emergency department

Commercial

Mosque / Islamic Community Center place of assembly at 10935 Harrisburg Road

Other

Charlotte Highway / Laurel Hill Road regional business rezoning

Commercial

United Way holistic homeless shelter at Meeting Street

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Infrastructure

Repeated resident testimony and council comments cite chronic traffic congestion…

Commercial Demand

Piedmont Medical Center is opening a freestanding 24-hour emergency department…

Housing Demand

Multiple large residential tracts near Harrisburg/Barberville Road are noted as…

Who Spoke (20)

Councilmember · 2StaffApplicantWitness · 3Public · 3

On the record: 2 councilmembers, a staff member, the applicant, 3 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.

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