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Bill 4027

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4027
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990504
Primary Sponsor:                  Scott
All Sponsors:                     Scott
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20645djc99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          County and municipal land subdivided for 
                                  residences, development; Annexation, Political 
                                  Subdivisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990504  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-7-1045 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT LAND TO BE SUBDIVIDED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES MUST BE CLEARED AND PREPARED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN A MANNER APPEALING TO THE AESTHETIC FACULTIES BY PRESERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE LAND.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 7, Title 6 of the 1976 Code, is amended by adding:

"Section 6-7-1045. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful to clear-cut land that is to be subdivided for residential purposes. Land to be subdivided for residential purposes must be cleared and prepared for development in a manner appealing to the aesthetic faculties by preserving the natural beauty of the land. A plat of a subdivision within a municipality or the unincorporated area of a county may not be approved by the local planning commission or recorded in the office of the county where deeds are required to be recorded until the land has been inspected by a representative of the local planning commission and the planning commission representative certifies on the plat to be approved and recorded that the land was cleared and developed in a manner appealing to the aesthetic faculties by preserving the natural beauty of the land."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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