2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Chapter 29 - South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act Of 1994

• Section 6-29-310. "Local planning commission" defined.
• Section 6-29-320. Bodies authorized to create local planning commissions.
• Section 6-29-330. Areas of jurisdiction; agreement for county planning commission to act as municipal planning commission.
• Section 6-29-340. Functions, powers, and duties of local planning commissions.
• Section 6-29-350. Membership; terms of office; compensation; qualifications.
• Section 6-29-360. Organization of commission; meetings; procedural rules; records; purchases.
• Section 6-29-370. Referral of matters to commission; reports.
• Section 6-29-380. Funding of commissions; expenditures; contracts.

Editor's Note

2007 Act No. 31, Section 6, provides as follows:

"All local governments that have adopted a local comprehensive plan in compliance with the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 6 of the 1976 Code shall revise their local comprehensive plans to comply with the provisions of this act at the local government's next review of its local comprehensive plan as provided in Section 6-29-510(E) following the effective date of this act."

• Section 6-29-510. Planning process; elements; comprehensive plan.
• Section 6-29-520. Advisory committees; notice of meetings; recommendations by resolution; transmittal of recommended plan.
• Section 6-29-530. Adoption of plan or elements; public hearing.
• Section 6-29-540. Review of proposals following adoption of plan; projects in conflict with plan; exemption for utilities.

• Section 6-29-710. Zoning ordinances; purposes.
• Section 6-29-715. Church-related activities; zoning ordinances for single family residences.
• Section 6-29-720. Zoning districts; matters regulated; uniformity; zoning techniques.
• Section 6-29-730. Nonconformities.
• Section 6-29-740. Planned development districts.
• Section 6-29-750. Special development district parking facility plan; dedication.
• Section 6-29-760. Procedure for enactment or amendment of zoning regulation or map; notice and rights of landowners; time limit on challenges.
• Section 6-29-770. Governmental entities subject to zoning ordinances; exceptions.
• Section 6-29-775. Use of property obtained from federal government.
• Section 6-29-780. Board of zoning appeals; membership; terms of office; vacancies; compensation.
• Section 6-29-790. Board of zoning appeals; officers; rules; meetings; notice; records.
• Section 6-29-800. Powers of board of appeals; variances; special exceptions; remand; stay; hearing; decisions and orders.
• Section 6-29-810. Contempt; penalty.
• Section 6-29-820. Appeal from zoning board of appeals to circuit court; pre-litigation mediation; filing requirements.
• Section 6-29-825. Pre-litigation mediation; notice; settlement approval; effect on real property; unsuccessful mediation.
• Section 6-29-830. Notice of appeal; transcript; supersedeas.
• Section 6-29-840. Determination of appeal; costs; trial by jury.
• Section 6-29-850. Appeal to Supreme Court.
• Section 6-29-860. Financing of board of zoning appeals.
• Section 6-29-870. Board of architectural review; membership; officers; rules; meetings; records.
• Section 6-29-880. Powers of board of architectural review.
• Section 6-29-890. Appeal to board of architectural review.
• Section 6-29-900. Appeal from board of architectural review to circuit court; pre-litigation mediation; filing requirements.
• Section 6-29-910. Contempt; penalty.
• Section 6-29-915. Pre-litigation mediation; notice; settlement approval; effect on real property; unsuccessful mediation.
• Section 6-29-920. Notice of appeal; transcript; supersedeas.
• Section 6-29-930. Determination of appeal; costs; trial by jury.
• Section 6-29-940. Appeal to Supreme Court.
• Section 6-29-950. Enforcement of zoning ordinances; remedies for violations.
• Section 6-29-960. Conflict with other laws.

• Section 6-29-1110. Definitions.
• Section 6-29-1120. Legislative intent; purposes.
• Section 6-29-1130. Regulations.
• Section 6-29-1140. Development plan to comply with regulations; submission of unapproved plan for recording is a misdemeanor.
• Section 6-29-1145. Determining existence of restrictive covenant; effect.
• Section 6-29-1150. Submission of plan or plat to planning commission; record; appeal.
• Section 6-29-1155. Pre-litigation mediation; notice; settlement approval; effect on real property; unsuccessful mediation.
• Section 6-29-1160. Recording unapproved land development plan or plat; penalty; remedies.
• Section 6-29-1170. Approval of plan or plat not acceptance of dedication of land.
• Section 6-29-1180. Surety bond for completion of site improvements.
• Section 6-29-1190. Transfer of title to follow approval and recording of development plan; violation is a misdemeanor.
• Section 6-29-1200. Approval of street names required; violation is a misdemeanor; changing street name.
• Section 6-29-1210. Land development plan not required to execute a deed.

• Section 6-29-1310. Definitions.
• Section 6-29-1320. Identification of persons covered by act; compliance schedule.
• Section 6-29-1330. State Advisory Committee; creation; members; terms; duties; compensation; meetings; fees charged.
• Section 6-29-1340. Educational requirements; time-frame for completion; subjects.
• Section 6-29-1350. Exemption from educational requirements.
• Section 6-29-1360. Certification.
• Section 6-29-1370. Sponsorship and funding of programs; compliance and exemption; certification as public records.
• Section 6-29-1380. Failure to complete training requirements; false documentation.

• Section 6-29-1510. Citation of article.
• Section 6-29-1520. Definitions.
• Section 6-29-1530. Two-year vested right established on approval of site specific development plan; conforming ordinances and regulations; renewal.
• Section 6-29-1540. Conditions and limitations.
• Section 6-29-1550. Vested right attaches to real property; applicability of laws relating to public health, safety and welfare.
• Section 6-29-1560. Establishing vested right in absence of local ordinances providing therefor; significant affirmative government acts.

Code Commissioner's Note

Redesignated as Article 13 at the direction of the Code Commissioner.

• Section 6-29-1610. Short title.
• Section 6-29-1620. Legislative purpose.
• Section 6-29-1625. Definitions.
• Section 6-29-1630. Local planning department investigations, recommendations and findings; incorporation into official maps.
• Section 6-29-1640. Application to former or closing military installations.