On Monday, the Pickens County Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to establish an overlay district on Lake Keowee and Lake Jocassee to safeguard drinking water, protect overall water quality, and conserve natural resources.
The result of Monday’s meeting was an approved 5-1 motion. Council Chairman Alex Saitta was the sole opposing vote for county staff to develop the scope of an environmental study of undeveloped land in conjunction with Oconee county, which also shares the lakes.
The purpose of the ordinance would establish development standards applicable to properties within the overlay district and to supplement the regulations of the Pickens County Unified Development Standards Ordinance. The would mitigate adverse impacts that development might have on the water…