The town of Lexington is pushing to tighten its rules for how many houses can go into new developments, part of an ongoing effort to align the town’s rules with the surrounding county.
The town council took the first step Monday to limit residential growth in Lexington by setting a maximum of four houses per acre in new subdivisions. That’s down from five per acre and syncs the town up with Lexington County’s density limit.
“This initiative reflects an effort to promote development consistently and thoughtful growth management, collaboration with Lexington County as consider a central overlay district,” Councilman Todd Carnes said at Monday’s meeting. The proposal will go to the town’s planning commission for consideration at its Aug. 20 meeting…