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Table of Contents |
TOC-1 |
| I. |
Authority and Enactment Clause |
3-1 |
| II. |
Short Title |
3-1 |
| III. |
Definitions |
3-1 |
| IV. |
General Provisions |
4-1 |
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400 Nonconforming Building or Uses |
4-1 |
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401 Nonconforming Building or Use Discontinuance |
4-1 |
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402 Mobile Homes |
4-2 |
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403 Churches, Synagogues, Temples and Other Places of Worship |
4-3 |
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404 Vision Clearance |
4-3 |
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405 Ingress and Egress |
4-3 |
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406 Flood Protection |
4-3 |
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407 Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles |
4-4 |
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408 Water and Air Pollution |
4-4 |
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409 Front Yard Setback on the Divided Portion of U.S. Highway 17 |
4-4 |
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410 Street Frontage |
4-4 |
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411 Removed Ord 2001-36 |
4-4 |
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412 Corner Lot |
4-5 |
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413 Elevation of Buildings |
4-5 |
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414 Customary, Incidental Home Occupation |
4-5 |
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415 Cabanas, Docks, Dune Crossovers and Boardwalks |
4-5 |
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416 Body Piercing |
4-5 |
| V. |
Establishment of Zoning Districts and Rules
for the Interpretation of District Boundaries |
5-1 |
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500 Establishment of Districts |
5-1 |
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501 District Boundaries |
5-1 |
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502 Rules for Interpretation of District Boundaries |
5-2 |
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503 Use of Land or Structures |
5-3 |
| VI. |
Requirements by District |
6-1 |
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600 Conservation Preservation District (CP) |
6-1 |
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601 Forest Agriculture District (FA) |
6-3 |
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602 One Acre Residential District (R-1Ac) |
6-7 |
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603 One Half Acre Residential District (R-1/2 Ac) |
6-9 |
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604 10,000 Square Feet Residential District (R-10) |
6-11 |
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605 10,000 Square Feet Residential District (MR-10) |
6-13 |
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606 Resort Residential District (RR) |
6-15 |
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607 General Residential District (GR) |
6-17 |
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608 General Resort Residential District (GRR) |
6-21 |
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609 Resort Commercial District (RC) |
6-23 |
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610 Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) |
6-27 |
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611 General Commercial District (GC) |
6-29 |
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612 Resort Service District (RS) |
6-39 |
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613 Limited Industrial District (LI) |
6-43 |
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614 Heavy Industrial District (HI) |
6-47 |
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615 Mobile Home Park District (MHP) |
6-51 |
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616 Destination Park District (DPD) |
6-55 |
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617 Medical District (MD) |
6-59 |
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618 Office Commercial District (OC) |
6-61 |
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619 Planned Development District (PD) |
6-63 |
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620 Moved to Article XVII; Section 1701 - July 27 1999 |
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621 Community Commercial District (CC) |
6-69 |
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622 Village Commercial District (VC) |
6-73 |
| VII. |
Area Yard and Height Requirements |
7-1 |
| VIII. |
Exceptions and Modifications |
8-1 |
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800 Lot Reduction Prohibited |
8-1 |
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801 Use of Substandard Lots of Record |
8-1 |
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802 Adjoining Substandard Lots of Record |
8-1 |
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803 Front Yards |
8-1 |
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804 Exception to Height Limits |
8-1 |
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805 Group Housing Projects |
8-2 |
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806 Exception to Height in Velocity Flood Zones |
8-2 |
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807 Exception to Minimum Lot Sizes for Certain Uses |
8-2 |
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808 Setback Exceptions for Certain Structures |
8-2 |
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809 Specific Project Standards for Beaches and Dunes |
8-2 |
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810 Setback from Wetlands |
8-16 |
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811 Business ID Signs |
8-16 |
| IX. |
Sign Regulations |
9-1 |
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900 Purpose and Intent |
9-1 |
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901 General Sign Provisions |
9-1 |
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902 On-Premises Signs |
9-4 |
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903 Temporary (Special Event) Sign Restrictions |
9-5 |
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904 Sign Classifications |
9-6 |
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905 Off-Premises Signs |
9-8 |
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906 Fees and Bonds |
9-9 |
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907 Impoundment of Signs |
9-9 |
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908 Scenic Areas and Highways |
9-10 |
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909 Protection of First Amendment Rights |
9-10 |
| X. |
Off-Street Parking |
10-1 |
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1000 Intent |
10-1 |
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1001 General Requirements |
10-1 |
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1002 Parking Space Requirements |
10-1 |
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1003 Design Standards |
10-5 |
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1004 Special Provisions |
10-8 |
| XI. |
Tree Regulations |
11-1 |
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1100 Intent |
11-1 |
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1101 Regulations Within Certain Zoning Districts |
11-1 |
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1102 Tree Protection Regulations |
11-1 |
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1103 Tree Replacement Regulations |
11-6 |
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1104 Mitigation Policy |
11-10 |
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1105 Application for a Building or Development Permit |
11-11 |
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1106 Exceptions to These Regulations |
11-12 |
| XII. |
Administration, Enforcement, Complaints and Remedies |
12-1 |
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1200 Administration and Enforcement |
12-1 |
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1201 Building and Sign Permits Required |
12-1 |
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1202 Application for Building Permit |
12-2 |
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1203 Certificate of Occupancy for New, Altered or Nonconforming Uses |
12-2 |
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1204 Conditional and Temporary Uses |
12-2 |
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1205 Expiration of Building Permit |
12-4 |
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1206 Complaints Regarding Violations and Remedies |
12-4 |
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1207 Remedies |
12-4 |
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1208 Penalties for Violation |
12-4 |
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1209 Right of Entry for Purpose of Inspection |
12-5 |
| XIII. |
Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-1 |
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1300 Establishment of Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-1 |
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1301 Proceeding of the Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-1 |
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1302 Decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-1 |
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1303 Appeals, Hearings, and Notice |
13-1 |
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1304 Powers and Duties of the Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-2 |
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1305 Appeals from Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals |
13-3 |
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1306 Contempt; Penalty |
13-3 |
| XIV. |
Amendments |
14-1 |
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1400 Authority |
14-1 |
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1401 Requirements for Change |
14-1 |
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1402 Procedure for Amendments |
14-1 |
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1403 Reversion |
14-4 |
| XV. |
Legal Status Provisions |
15-1 |
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1500 Conflict with Other Ordinances |
15-1 |
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1501 Validity |
15-1 |
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1502 Effective Date |
15-1 |
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1503 Repealer and Savings Clause |
15-1 |
| XVI. |
Establishment of Overlay Zones |
16-1 |
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1600 Establishment of Overlay Zones |
16-1 |
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1601 Zone Boundaries |
16-1 |
| XVII. |
Requirements by Overlay Zone |
17-1 |
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1700 Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone (CCO) |
17-1 |
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1701 Airport Safety Overlay Zone (ASO) |
17-8 |
| XVIII. |
Designated Overlay Zones |
18-1 |
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1800 Waccamaw Neck Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone |
18-1 |
| XIX. |
Board of Architectural Review |
19-1 |
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1900 Establishment of Board of Architectural Review |
19-1 |
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1901 Proceedings of the Board of Architectural Review |
19-1 |
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1902 Decision of the Board of Architectural Review |
19-1 |
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1903 Appeals, Hearing, and Notice |
19-2 |
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1904 Powers and Duties of the Board of Architectural Review |
19-2 |
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1905 Appeals from Decisions of the Board of Architectural Review |
19-3 |
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1906 Contempt; Penalty |
19-4 |
| XX. |
Buffer Requirments |
20-1 |
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2000 Intent |
20-1 |
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2001 Buffer Areas |
20-1 |
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2002 Screening |
20-8 |
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2003 Buffering Within Parking Areas |
20-8 |
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2004 Lighting |
20-11 |
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2005 Buffer Plan Requirments |
20-12 |
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APPENDICES |
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| A. |
Tree Regulations Appendix |
A-1 |
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Criteria for Significant and Landmark Trees |
A-1 |
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Landmark Trees |
A-1 |
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Procedures for Calculating Minimum Tree Requirements |
A-2 |
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Figure 2. Calculating Basal Area |
A-2 |
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Tree Calculations for Basal Requirements |
A-3 |
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Figure 1. Setback Area for Tree Protection |
A-4 |
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Table 1. Soil Moisture Determination (From Harris, 1983) |
A-5 |
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Table 2. Caliper to Height Ratios for Deciduous Trees |
A-6 |
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Table 3. Height to Spread Ratios for Coniferous Nursery Trees |
A-6 |
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Table 4. Minimum Root Spread and Ball Diameter for Nursery Trees |
A-7 |
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Table 5. Recommended Ball Dimensions for Large Trees |
A-7 |
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Table 6. Minimum Ball Diameter for Balled and Burlapped Conifers |
A-8 |
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Figure 3. Typical Critical Root Zone |
A-8 |
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Figure 4. Active Protective Tree Fencing Detail |
A-9 |
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Figure 5. Alternative Protective Tree Fencing Detail |
A-9 |
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Figure 6. Passive Tree Protection Detail |
A-9 |
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Figure 7. Root Loss from Trenching vs. Tunneling |
A-10 |
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Figure 8. Tunneling for Underground Utilities |
A-10 |
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Figure 9. Aeration System |
A-11 |
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Figure 10. Aeration System - Vertical Profile |
A-11 |
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Figure 11. Terracing and Retention Walls for Grade Changes |
A-12 |
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Figure 12. Planting Detail |
A-13 |
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Figure 13. Protective Staking, Tree Damage |
A-14 |
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Figure 14. Staking for Trunk Support and Root Anchorage |
A-14 |
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Figure 15. Support and Anchorage of Large Transplanted Trees |
A-14 |
| B. |
Sign Regulations Appendix |
B-1 |
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Ilus. 1. Sight Triangles Standard Detail |
B-1 |
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Table 1 Sign Criteria |
B-2 |
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Table 2 Size, Area, Height |
B-3 |
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Table 3 Sign Types |
B-4 |
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Table 4 Type By Use |
B-5 |
