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Table of Contents | TOC | |
I | Applicability | 1-1 |
1. Short Title | 1-1 | |
2. Authority and Enactment Clause | 1-1 | |
3. Jurisdiction | 1-1 | |
4. Purpose | 1-1 | |
5. Suitability of the Land | 1-2 | |
6. Amendments | 1-2 | |
7. Violations and Penalties | 1-2 | |
8. Appeals to Development Regulations | 1-3 | |
9. Separability and Validity | 1-3 | |
10. Interpretation and Conflict | 1-3 | |
11. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances | 1-3 | |
12. Effective Date | 1-3 | |
13. Application of Ordinance | 1-3 | |
14. Types of Developments | 1-4 | |
14-1. Major Subdivision | 1-4 | |
14-2. Minor Subdivisions | 1-4 | |
14-3. Platting Actions | 1-4 | |
15. Development Approval Required | 1-4 | |
16. Applications of Procedures to Subdivide | 1-4 | |
17. Plats Exempted from Standard Procedures | 1-5 | |
II | Procedures | 2-1 |
1. General | 2-1 | |
2. Review Procedures for Major Developments | 2-1 | |
2-1. Consultation and Sketch Plan | 2-1 | |
2-2. Development Plat and Application for Approval | 2-2 | |
2-3. Final Plat and Application for Approval | 2-3 | |
Review Procedure for Minor Developments | 2-5 | |
3-1. General | 2-5 | |
3-2. Submissions | 2-5 | |
3-3. Review Procedure | 2-5 | |
3-4. Letters of Certification | 2-5 | |
3-5. Minor Developments Lacking Adequate Public or Private Improvements | 2-6 | |
3-6. Recording the Minor Development Plat | 2-6 | |
3-7. Revisions to Minor Developments | 2-6 | |
3-8. Additions to a Minor Development | 2-7 | |
3-9. Minor Developments on Adjacent Parcels | 2-7 | |
3-10. Streets Within Minor Developments | 2-7 | |
Platting Actions | 2-8 | |
4-1. General | 2-8 | |
4-2. Parcel Splits | 2-9 | |
4-3. Boundary Surveys | 2-9 | |
4-4. Estate Plats and Family Transfers | 2-9 | |
4-5. Court Orders | 2-10 | |
4-6. Combinations of Lots | 2-10 | |
4-7. Lot Reconfigurations | 2-10 | |
4-8. Mortgage Plats, Lease Parcels, Land Contract Sales Parcels | 2-11 | |
4-9. Easements | 2-11 | |
4-10. As-Built or Record Plans | 2-11 | |
4-11. Conceptual Phasing Plats for Group Developments | 2-11 | |
4-12. Closing Plats for Group Developments | 2-12 | |
4-13. Cemetery Lots | 2-12 | |
Street Naming Review Procedure | 2-13 | |
5-1. Purpose | 2-13 | |
5-2. Applicability | 2-13 | |
5-3. Uniform Naming System | 2-13 | |
5-4. Street Naming Procedure | 2-14 | |
5-5. Street Signs | 2-16 | |
III | Submissions Requirements | 3-1 |
1. Sketch Plan | 3-1 | |
2. Development Plan | 3-1 | |
3. Final Plans/Plat | 3-1 | |
4. Platting Action | 3-1 | |
5. Certifications | 3-1 | |
6. Letters of Agency | 3-1 | |
7. Regulatory Permits and Authorizations | 3-2 | |
7-1. General | 3-2 | |
7-2. Development Plan | 3-2 | |
7-3. Additional Regulatory Permits and Authorizations | 3-2 | |
IV | Design Standards | 4-1 |
1. General | 4-1 | |
2. Streets | 4-1 | |
2-1. Public and /or Private Road Rights-of-Way | 4-1 | |
2-2. Relation to Adjoining Street System | 4-1 | |
2-3. Retrofitting Existing Public or Private Road Rights-of-Way | 4-1 | |
2-4. Street Hierarchy | 4-2 | |
2-5. Trip Generation | 4-2 | |
2-6. Roadway Design Criteria | 4-2 | |
2-7. Sidewalks and/or Bike Lanes | 4-6 | |
3. Lot Layout | 4-6 | |
3-1. Blocks | 4-6 | |
3-2. Lots | 4-6 | |
4. Public Use and Service Areas | 4-7 | |
4-1. Public Open Spaces | 4-7 | |
4-2. Easements for Utilities | 4-7 | |
4-3. Water Supply and Sewerage Connections | 4-8 | |
4-4. Community Assets | 4-8 | |
4-5. Fire Protection | 4-8 | |
5. Flood Prone Areas | 4-8 | |
6. Large Tracts or Parcels | 4-8 | |
7. Group Housing Developments | 4-8 | |
7-1. Mobile Home Parks | 4-9 | |
7-2. Planned Development Districts | 4-9 | |
V | Improvement Standards | 5-1 |
1. General Provisions | 5-1 | |
1-1. Conformance | 5-1 | |
1-2. Commencement | 5-1 | |
1-3. Access | 5-1 | |
1-4. Inspection | 5-1 | |
1-5. Final Plat Approval | 5-1 | |
1-6. Changes in the approved Plans and Specifications | 5-1 | |
2. Required Improvements | 5-2 | |
2-1. Monuments | 5-2 | |
2-2. Storm Water Management | 5-2 | |
2-3. Roadway Improvements | 5-3 | |
2-4. Utilities and Services | 5-4 | |
3. Financial Guarantees | 5-5 | |
3-1. General | 5-5 | |
3-2. Submittal | 5-5 | |
3-3. Acceptance of Financial Guarantees | 5-6 | |
3-4. Extensions | 5-7 | |
3-5. Reductions | 5-7 | |
3-6. Release of a Financial Guarantee | 5-7 | |
4. Vested Rights | 5-8 | |
4-1. Vested Development Rights | 5-8 | |
VI | Definitions | 6-1 |
1. Interpretation of Certain Terms or Words | 6-1 | |
2. Meanings | 6-1 | |
Appendix A1 - Summary of Maximum Standards for Streets Based on Design Criteria | A-1 | |
Appendix A2 - Summary of Maximum Grades for Vertical Roadway Alignment Design | A-2 | |
Appendix A3 - Street Hierarchy Definition | A-3 | |
Appendix A4 - Trip Generation Rates by Major Land Use Categories | A-4 | |
Appendix A5 - Requirements for Dead-End Fire Apparatuas Access Roads | A-5 | |
Appendix A6 - Submission Requirements | A-6 | |
Appendix B1 - Irrevocable Letter of Credit for Performance | B-1 | |
Appendix B2 - Letter of Agency | B-2 | |
Appendix B3 - Platting Certificate I | B-3 | |
Appendix B4 - Platting Certificate II | B-4 |
Table of Contents | TOC-1 | |
I. | Authority and Enactment Clause | 1-1 |
II. | Short Title | 1-1 |
III. | Definitions | 3-1 |
IV. | General Provisions | 4-1 |
400 Nonconforming Building or Uses | 4-1 | |
401 Nonconforming Building or Use Discontinuance | 4-1 | |
402 Mobile Homes | 4-2 | |
403 Churches, Synagogues, Temples and Other Places of Worship | 4-3 | |
404 Vision Clearance | 4-3 | |
405 Ingress and Egress | 4-3 | |
406 Flood Protection | 4-3 | |
407 Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles | 4-4 | |
408 Water and Air Pollution | 4-4 | |
409 Front Yard Setback on the Divided Portion of U.S. Highway 17 | 4-4 | |
410 Street Frontage | 4-4 | |
411 Accessory Structures | 4-4 | |
412 Corner Lot | 4-5 | |
413 Elevation of Buildings | 4-5 | |
414 Customary, Incidental Home Occupation | 4-5 | |
415 Cabanas, Docks, Dune Crossovers and Boardwalks | 4-5 | |
416 Body Piercing | 4-5 | |
417 Incidental Vehicle Sales | 4-5 | |
418 Traffic Impact Analysis | 4-6 | |
419 One Principal Structure on a Lot | 4-6 | |
420 Swimming Pools | 4-6 | |
421 Air-Supported Membrane Structures | 4-6 | |
422 Outdoor Products Display | 4-6 | |
423 Filming Activities | 4-7 | |
424 Farm Animals, Poultry, Fowl and Livestock on a Residential Lot | 4-7 | |
425 Commercial Helicopter Operations | 4-8 | |
V. | Establishment of Zoning Districts and Rules for the Interpretation of District Boundaries | 5-1 |
500 Establishment of Districts | 5-1 | |
501 District Boundaries | 5-1 | |
502 Rules for Interpretation of District Boundaries | 5-2 | |
503 Use of Land or Structures | 5-3 | |
VI. | Requirements by District | 6-1 |
600 Conservation Preservation District (CP) | 6-1 | |
601 Forest Agriculture District (FA) | 6-2 | |
602 One Acre Residential District (R-1Ac) | 6-8 | |
603 One Half Acre Residential District (R-1/2 Ac) | 6-10 | |
604 10,000 Square Feet Residential District (R-10) | 6-12 | |
605 10,000 Square Feet Residential District (MR-10) | 6-14 | |
606 Resort Residential District (RR) | 6-15 | |
607 General Residential District (GR) | 6-17 | |
608 General Resort Residential District (GRR) | 6-25 | |
609 Resort Commercial District (RC) | 6-27 | |
610 Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) | 6-32 | |
611 General Commercial District (GC) | 6-36 | |
612 Resort Service District (RS) | 6-47 | |
613 Limited Industrial District (LI) | 6-51 | |
614 Heavy Industrial District (HI) | 6-57 | |
615 Mobile Home Park District (MHP) | 6-60 | |
616 Destination Park District (DPD) | 6-64 | |
617 Medical District (MD) | 6-67 | |
618 Office Commercial District (OC) | 6-69 | |
619 Planned Development District (PD) | 6-71 | |
620 Moved to Article XVII; Section 1701 - July 27, 1999 | ||
621 Rural General Residential District (RG) | 6-77 | |
622 Village 10,000 Square Feet Residential District (VR-10) | 6-79 | |
623 Rural Village Commercial District (RVC) | 6-81 | |
624 Five Acre Residential District (R-5Ac) | 6-85 | |
625 Forest Agriculture/Residential District (FA/R) | 6-87 | |
626 Preservation Agriculture District (PA) | 6-91 | |
627 Three-Quarter Acre Residential District (R-3/4 Ac) | 6-92 | |
628 Forest Agriculture/Commercial District (FA/C) | 6-94 | |
629 8,000 Square Feet Residential District (R-8) | 6-99 | |
630 6,000 Square Feet Residential District (R-6) | 6-101 | |
631 Flexible Design District (FDD) | 6-103 | |
632 Solar Energy Facility Floating District | 6-110 | |
VII. | Area, Yard and Height Requirements | 7-1 |
VIII. | Exceptions and Modifications | 8-1 |
800 Lot Reduction Prohibited | 8-1 | |
801 Use of Substandard Lots of Record | 8-1 | |
802 Adjoining Substandard Lots of Record | 8-1 | |
803 Front Yards | 8-1 | |
804 Exception to Height Limits | 8-1 | |
805 Group Housing Projects | 8-2 | |
806 Exception to Height in Velocity Flood Zones | 8-2 | |
807 Exception to Minimum Lot Sizes for Certain Uses | 8-2 | |
808 Setback Exceptions for Certain Structures | 8-3 | |
809 Setback from Wetlands | 8-4 | |
810 Business ID Signs | 8-4 | |
811 Heirs Property | 8-4 | |
812 Conditional and Temporary Uses | 8-4 | |
813 Bus Shelters | 8-9 | |
814 Parcels Equal to Less Than One Acre Existing Prior to Countywide Zoning in 2008 | 8-12 | |
IX. | Beach Standards | 9-1 |
900 Specific Project Standards for Beaches and Dunes | 9-1 | |
X. | Sign Regulations | 10-1 |
1000 Purpose and Intent | 10-1 | |
1001 General Sign Provisions | 10-1 | |
1002 On-Premises Signs | 10-4 | |
1003 Temporary (Special Event) Sign Restrictions | 10-5 | |
1004 Sign Classifications | 10-6 | |
1005 Off-Premises Signs | 10-8 | |
1006 Fees and Bonds | 10-9 | |
1007 Impoundment of Signs | 10-10 | |
1008 Scenic Areas and Highways | 10-10 | |
1009 Protection of First Amendment Rights | 10-10 | |
XI. | Off-Street Parking | 11-1 |
1100 Intent | 11-1 | |
1101 General Requirements | 11-1 | |
1102 Parking Space Requirements | 11-1 | |
1103 Design Standards | 11-6 | |
1104 Special Provisions | 11-10 | |
1105 Completion of Parking and Loading Required Prior to Issuance of Occupancy | 11-11 | |
1106 Use of Off-Site Parking | 11-12 | |
XII. | Buffer Requirements | 12-1 |
1200 Intent | 12-1 | |
1201 Buffer Areas | 12-1 | |
1202 Screening | 12-1 | |
1203 Buffering Within Parking Areas | 12-8 | |
1204 Lighting | 12-10 | |
1205 Buffer Plan Requirements | 12-11 | |
XIII. | Tree Regulations | 13-1 |
1300 Intent | 13-1 | |
1301 General Tree Regulations, County Wide | 13-1 | |
1302 Rural Area Tree Overlay Regulations | 13-8 | |
1303 Urban Area (Waccamaw Neck) Tree Overlay Regulations | 13-9 | |
1304 Exceptions To Article XIII | 13-10 | |
1305 Enforcement And Remedies | 13-12 | |
XIV. | Permit Regulations | 14-1 |
1400 Building, Sign, and Tree Permits Required | 14-1 | |
1401 Application for Building Permit | 14-1 | |
1402 Certificate of Occupancy For New and Altered Structures | 14-2 | |
1403 Change of Tenant | 14-2 | |
1404 Electrical Power Only Permit Required | 14-2 | |
1405 Expiration of Building Permit | 14-2 | |
XV. | Administration, Enforcement, Complaints and Remedies | 15-1 |
1500 Administration and Enforcement | 15-1 | |
1501 Right of Entry for Purpose of Inspection | 15-1 | |
1502 Zoning Ordinance Violations | 15-1 | |
1503 Complaints Regarding Violations and Remedies | 15-2 | |
1504 Remedies | 15-2 | |
1505 Penalties for Violation | 15-3 | |
1506 Appeal to an Interpretation or Decision of the Zoning Administrator | 15-4 | |
1507 Impoundment of Signs | 15-4 | |
XVI. | Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-1 |
1600 Establishment of Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-1 | |
1601 Proceeding of the Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-1 | |
1602 Decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-1 | |
1603 Appeals, Hearings, and Notice | 16-1 | |
1604 Powers and Duties of the Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-2 | |
1605 Appeals from Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals | 16-3 | |
1606 Contempt; Penalty | 16-3 | |
XVII. | Amendments | 17-1 |
1700 Authority | 17-1 | |
1701 Requirements for Change | 17-1 | |
1702 Procedure for Amendments | 17-1 | |
1703 Reversion | 17-5 | |
XVIII. | Legal Status Provisions | 18-1 |
1800 Conflict with Other Ordinances | 18-1 | |
1801 Validity | 18-1 | |
1802 Effective Date | 18-1 | |
1803 Repealer and Savings Clause | 18-1 | |
XIX. | Establishment of Overlay Zones | 19-1 |
1900 Establishment of Overlay Zones | 19-1 | |
1901 Zone Boundaries | 19-1 | |
XX. | Requirements by Overlay Zone | 20-1 |
2000 Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone (CCO) | 20-1 | |
2001 Airport Safety Overlay Zone (ASO) | 20-8 | |
2002 Rural Area Tree Overlay Zone | 20-16 | |
2003 Urban Area Tree Overlay Zone | 20-16 | |
2004 Solar Energy Facility Floating District | 20-16 | |
2005 Exceptions | 20-20 | |
XXI. | Designated Overlay Zones | 21-1 |
2100 Waccamaw Neck Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone | 21-1 | |
2101 Plantersville Scenic Roadway Overlay Zone (Removed) | 21-8 | |
2102 Highway 701 Corridor Overlay Zone | 21-8 | |
2103 Marsh Walk Overlay Zone | ||
XXII. | Board of Architectural Review | 22-1 |
2200 Deleted Ordinance | 22-1 | |
XXIII. | 23-1 | |
2300 Intent | 23-1 | |
2301 Definitions | 23-1 | |
2302 Permits | 23-1 | |
2303 Accessory Use | 23-1 | |
2304 Principal Use | 23-1 | |
2305 Wind Energy Systems | 23-1 | |
2306 Utility Scale Wind Energy Systems | 23-3 | |
APPENDICES | ||
A. | Tree Regulations Appendix | A-1 |
Tree Well Illustration | A-1 | |
Table 1. Caliper to height Ratios for Deciduous Trees | A-2 | |
Table 2. Height to Spread Ratios for Coniferous Nursery Trees | A-2 | |
Figure 1. Typical Critical Root Zone | A-3 | |
Figure 2. Active Protective Tree Fencing Detail | A-4 | |
Figure 3. Alternative Protective Tree Fencing Detail | A-4 | |
Figure 4. Root Loss from Trenching vs Tunneling | A-5 | |
Figure 5. Tunneling for Underground Utilities | A-5 | |
B. | Sign Regulations Appendix | B-1 |
Ilus. 1. Sight Triangles Standard Detail | B-1 | |
Table 1 Sign Criteria | B-2 | |
Table 2 Size, Area, Height | B-3 | |
Table 3 Sign Types | B-4 | |
Table 4 Type By Use | B-5 | |
C. | Color Chart | C-1 |