Lancaster County Planning Commission Meeting 9-8-2026

The Lancaster County Planning Commission held a special meeting on September 8, 2026, to review proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) revisions line by line. Commissioners raised concerns about transparency in the earlier review process and said the commission had not reviewed a matrix of revisions before it was presented to County Council. The commission approved the meeting agenda 5–0; the transcript does not identify a vote adopting the UDO revisions, which were discussed as recommendations for Council’s consideration. No procurement activity, contract awards, vendor selections, or spending decisions were identified.

Discussion covered zoning districts and permitted uses, development and subdivision standards, buffering, parking, accessory structures, public notices, and staff review procedures. Among the recommendations discussed were removing the Business and Technology district from the draft for now and revisiting it through a later text amendment; treating places of assembly as special exceptions; retaining countywide connectivity requirements while removing the alternate-compliance provision; and requiring 30 days’ advance notice for UDO text amendments. Commissioners also discussed community meetings for rezonings and planned developments with more than 50 lots, and referred questions about legacy planned development districts for staff and county attorney review. These proposed land-use requirements may affect future development activity, but no final ordinance action was taken in the transcript.