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title: "Aiken, S.C., Sets Nov. 18 Open House on Zoning Rewrite"
url: https://www.hereaiken.com/2026/11/11/aiken-udo-open-house-nov-18-municipal-building/
date: 2026-11-11T06:51:16-05:00
modified: 2026-11-11T06:51:16-05:00
author: "Adelaide Pickens"
categories: ["Events"]
site: "HERE Aiken"
attribution: "HERE Aiken"
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# Aiken, S.C., Sets Nov. 18 Open House on Zoning Rewrite

> AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken residents can review draft chapters of a rewritten city zoning code at an open house set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Municipal Building lobby at 111 Chesterfield St. S. The city has released draft sections on base and overlay zoning districts, along with rules on how land may

*Source: [HERE Aiken](https://www.hereaiken.com/2026/11/11/aiken-udo-open-house-nov-18-municipal-building/) — November 11, 2026 by Adelaide Pickens*

AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken residents can review draft chapters of a rewritten city zoning code at an open house set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Municipal Building lobby at 111 Chesterfield St. S.

The city has released draft sections on base and overlay zoning districts, along with rules on how land may be used, and is taking public comment. People who cannot attend in person can read the drafts and leave remarks through the project site the city posted with the announcement.

The gathering is part of a broader rewrite of Aiken zoning and subdivision rules, known as the Unified Development Ordinance. City planning materials say the update is meant to line the code up with the Plan Aiken Comprehensive Plan, modernize the standards, make the ordinance easier to use, and keep it in step with state and federal law.

The Municipal Building, where the open house will be held, is at 111 Chesterfield St. S. Planning Director Marya Moultrie oversees the project for the city.

Aiken has not given its zoning ordinance a substantial update since 1999. Houseal Lavigne, the planning firm hired to help, earlier laid out work around site and building design, development procedures, housing mix, commercial growth and redevelopment, and subdivision rules. Historic and Old Aiken overlay districts are being handled in a separate study, not in this round of draft chapters.

The city is asking residents, business owners and others to weigh in on the drafts before the rewrite moves further.