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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.627 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990323 Primary Sponsor:Elliott All Sponsors:Elliott Drafted Document Number:L:\S-RES\DE\007ZONI.DMB.DOC Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Political Subdivisions, counties council to approve zoning plans History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990323 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 4-27-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF A COUNTY INTO DISTRICTS FOR ZONING PURPOSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH COUNTY GOVERNING BODY MUST ADOPT A ZONING PLAN THAT REGULATES THE LOCATION OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FACILITY THAT IS LICENSED AND REGULATED BY THE STATE AND THE PLAN MUST INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF LOCATING SUCH FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-27-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 4-27-20. In each such county the governing body may divide the unincorporated portions of the county into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this article and within such districts may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings and structures and the use, conditions of use or occupancy of land and in any such case may adopt official zoning regulations, including a map or maps, indicating the districts. Each county governing body must adopt a zoning plan that regulates the location of any public or private facility that is licensed and regulated by the State. The plan must include guidelines for determining the appropriateness of locating such facilities in residential areas. But the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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