Aiken County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND REGULATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 24-2.1.- Establishment of zoning districts.
- Sec. 24-2.2. - Purpose of districts.
- Sec. 24-2.3. - Establishment of official Aiken County zoning map.
- Sec. 24-2.4. - Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
- Sec. 24-2.5. - Establishment of district regulations.
- Sec. 24-2.6. - Use of tables.
- Sec. 24-2.7.1. - Establishment of PUD, planned use district.
- Sec. 24-2.7.2. - Permitted uses in PUD.
- Sec. 24-2.7.3. - Development standards.
- Sec. 24-2.7.4. - Site plan required.
- Sec. 24-2.7.5. - Financial guarantees.
- Sec. 24-2.7.6. - Action by the planning commission and council.
- Sec. 24-2.7.7. - Final administrative action.
- Sec. 24-2.7.8. - Changes in approved PUD plans.
- Sec. 24-2.7.9. - References.
- Sec. 24-2.8.1. - Establishment of SPI District.
- Sec. 24-2.8.2. - Changes to established SPI District.
- Sec. 24-2.9. - AO, Airport Overlay District.[2]
- Sec. 24-2.9.1. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-2.9.2. - Establishment or expansion of airport overlay districts.
- Sec. 24-2.9.3. - Boundaries of airport overlay districts.
- Sec. 24-2.9.4. - Interpretation of airport overlay district boundaries.
- Sec. 24-2.9.5. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 24-2.9.6. - Use restrictions.
- Sec. 24-2.9.7. - Noise restrictions and contours.
- Sec. 24-2.9.8. - Lighting restrictions.
- Sec. 24-2.9.9. - Airport location restrictions.
- Sec. 24-2.9.10. - Regulations applicable to existing structures and vegetation.
- Sec. 24-2.9.11. - Private airfields/airstrips/airports.
- Sec. 24-2.9.12. - Variances.
- Sec. 24-2.10. - FHO, Flood Hazard Overlay District.[3]
- Sec. 24-2.10.1. - Statutory authorization and findings of fact.
- Sec. 24-2.10.2. - Statement of purposes.
- Sec. 24-2.10.3. - Objectives.
- Sec. 24-2.10.4. - Lands to which this section applies.
- Sec. 24-2.10.6. - Building permits and/or development permits.
- Sec. 24-2.10.7. - Compliance and penalties.
- Sec. 24-2.10.8. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 24-2.10.9. - Interpretation and severability.
- Sec. 24-2.10.10. - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- Sec. 24-2.10.11. - Keeping of records.
- Sec. 24-2.10.12. - Definitions.
- Sec. 24-2.10.13. - Designation of building official as floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 24-2.10.14. - Adoption of letter of map revisions (LOMR).
- Sec. 24-2.10.15. - Development permit and certification requirements.
- Sec. 24-2.10.16. - Duties and responsibilities of the building official/floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 24-2.10.17. - Variances.
- Sec. 24-2.10.18. - General standards.
- Sec. 24-2.10.19. - Specific standards.
- Sec. 24-2.10.20. - Fill.
- Sec. 24-2.10.21. - Standards for streams without established base flood elevations and floodways.
- Sec. 24-2.10.22. - Standards for subdivision proposals and other development.
- Sec. 24-2.10.23. - Standards for areas of shallow flooding (AO zones).
- Sec. 24-2.10.24. - Standards for all site design and development within flood hazard overlay district.
- Sec. 24-2.11. - WPO, Wellhead Protection Overlay District.
- Sec. 24-2.12.1. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-2.12.2. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 24-2.12.3. - Delineation of Highway Corridor Overlay Districts.
- Sec. 24-2.12.4. - Applicability.
- Sec. 24-2.12.5. - Building height.
- Sec. 24-2.12.6. - Open space.
- Sec. 24-2.12.7. - Signs.
- Sec. 24-2.12.8. - Parking spaces to be provided.
- Sec. 24-2.12.9. - Driveway standards.
- Sec. 24-2.12.10. - Off-street loading space.
- Sec. 24-2.12.11. - Large retail projects.
- Sec. 24-2.12.12. - Outdoor lighting.
- Sec. 24-2.12.13. - Tree preservation.
- Sec. 24-2.12.14. - Open space, landscaping, and buffering requirements.
- Sec. 24-2.12.15. - Conflict with other regulations.
- Sec. 24-2.12.16. - Compliance with other regulations.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-3.1.- Concentrated animal feeding operations and slaughterhouses.
- Sec. 24-3.2. - Horses and other equine.
- Sec. 24-3.3. - Manufacturing, commercial, and other nonresidential uses.
- Sec. 24-3.4. - Wrecking, junk and salvage yards.
- Sec. 24-3.5. - Communication towers and antennas.[4]
- Sec. 24-3.5.1. - Definitions.
- Sec. 24-3.5.2. - Overall policy and desired goals for permits for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.3. - Permits required for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.4. - Exemptions:
- Sec. 24-3.5.5. - Application requirements for new wireless telecommunications facilities and co-locations that increase the height of the structure.
- Sec. 24-3.5.6. - Requirements for an application to attach to an existing wireless telecommunications facility or other structure without increasing the height of the wireless telecommunications facility or other structure.
- Sec. 24-3.5.7. - Location of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.8. - Shared use of wireless telecommunications facilities and other structures.
- Sec. 24-3.5.9. - Height of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.10. - Visibility of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.11. - Security of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.12. - Signage.
- Sec. 24-3.5.13. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 24-3.5.14. - Retention of expert assistance.
- Sec. 24-3.5.15. - Public hearing and notification requirements.
- Sec. 24-3.5.16. - Action on an application for a permit for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.17. - Extent and parameters of permit for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.18. - Application fee.
- Sec. 24-3.5.19. - Removal and performance security.
- Sec. 24-3.5.20. - Reservation of authority to inspect wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.21. - Liability insurance.
- Sec. 24-3.5.22. - Indemnification.
- Sec. 24-3.5.23. - Default and/or revocation.
- Sec. 24-3.5.24. - Removal of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 24-3.5.25. - Relief.
- Sec. 24-3.5.26. - Compliance state and federal laws and regulations.
- Sec. 24-3.6. - Solid-waste landfill.
- Sec. 24-3.7. - Bed and breakfast inns.
- Sec. 24-3.8. - Camps and recreational vehicle parks.
- Sec. 24-3.9. - General auto and other repair establishments.
- Sec. 24-3.10.1. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-3.10.2. - Classification.
- Sec. 24-3.10.3. - Permit required.
- Sec. 24-3.10.4. - Issuance of permit.
- Sec. 24-3.10.5. - Fee.
- Sec. 24-3.10.6. - Inspection.
- Sec. 24-3.10.7. - Expiration of permit.
- Sec. 24-3.10.8. - Suspension of permit.
- Sec. 24-3.10.9. - Revocation of permit.
- Sec. 24-3.10.10. - Transfer of permit.
- Sec. 24-3.10.11. - Location.
- Sec. 3.10.12. - Adult motels—Additional regulations.
- Sec. 24-3.10.13. - Exhibition of sexually explicit films or videos.
- Sec. 24-3.10.14. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 24-3.11. - Multifamily housing, residential care facilities and group-occupied dwellings.
- Sec. 24-3.12. - Townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, and quadruplexes.
- Sec. 24-3.13. - Patio and zero-lot-line housing.
- Sec. 24-3.14. - Manufactured housing.
- Sec. 24-3.15. - Manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 24-3.16. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 24-3.17. - Accessory apartments.
- Sec. 24-3.18. - Open storage areas.
- Sec. 24-3.19.1. - Permit required.
- Sec. 24-3.19.2. - Type and location.
- Sec. 24-3.19.3. - Removal.
- Sec. 24-3.20. - Vendors.
- Sec. 24-3.21. - Motor vehicle race and testing tracks.
- Sec. 24-3.22. - ATM machines.
- Sec. 24-3.23. - Truck transportation.
- Sec. 24-3.24. - Miniwarehouses.
- Sec. 24-3.25. - Recycling centers.
- Sec. 24-3.26. - Keeping of domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus).
ARTICLE IV
SUPPLEMENTAL OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-4.1.- General requirements.
- Sec. 24-4.2. - Design standards.
- Sec. 24-4.3. - Surfacing standards.
- Sec. 24-4.4. - Access to parking.
- Sec. 24-4.5. - Landscaping parking lots.
- Sec. 24-4.6. - Lighting parking lots.
- Sec. 24-4.7. - Drainage.
- Sec. 24-4.8. - Parking spaces for handicapped persons.
- Sec. 24-4.9. - Off-street loading areas.
- Sec. 24-4.10. - Parking, storage or use of travel trailers or recreational vehicles in Residential Districts RC, RM, RD, and OR. Use of travel trailers or recreational vehicles in all other zoning districts.
- Sec. 24-4.11. - Parking, storage and use of non-recreational vehicles and equipment in Residential Districts RC, RM, RD, and OR.
- Sec. 24-4.12. - Maintenance.
ARTICLE V
- BUFFERYARDS, SCREENING, COMMON OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING, TREE AND LIGHTING REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-5.1.1. - Definition.
- Sec. 24-5.1.2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-5.1.3. - Where required.
- Sec. 24-5.1.4. - Specifications and options.
- Sec. 24-5.1.5. - Use of existing vegetation.
- Sec. 24-5.1.6. - Plant material.
- Sec. 24-5.1.7. - Plant classification.
- Sec. 24-5.1.8. - Substitutions.
- Sec. 24-5.1.9. - Required maintenance.
- Sec. 24-5.1.10. - Use of bufferyards.
- Sec. 24-5.1.11. - Sight clearance; safety clearance.
- Sec. 24-5.1.12. - Ground cover.
- Sec. 24-5.2.1. - Definition.
- Sec. 24-5.2.2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-5.2.3. - Where required.
- Sec. 24-5.2.4. - Type of screening required.
- Sec. 24-5.3.1. - Definition.
- Sec. 24-5.3.2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-5.3.3. - Where required.
- Sec. 24-5.3.4. - Common open space plan.
- Sec. 24-5.3.5. - Types of common open space and required maintenance.
- Sec. 24-5.3.6. - Preservation of open space.
- Sec. 24-5.4.1. - Definition.
- Sec. 24-5.4.2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-5.4.3. - Where required.
- Sec. 24-5.4.4. - Landscaping plan required.
- Sec. 24-5.4.5. - Landscaping requirements.
- Sec. 24-5.4.6. - Landscaped area development standards.
- Sec. 5.4.7. - Required maintenance.
- Sec. 24-5.5. - Outdoor lighting.
ARTICLE VI
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-6.1.- Purpose.
- Sec. 24-6.2. - Applicability and conformance.
- Sec. 24-6.3. - Signs on private property.
- Sec. 24-6.4. - Common-signage plan required.
- Sec. 24-6.5. - Signs in the public right-of-way.
- Sec. 24-6.6. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 24-6.7. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 24-6.8.1. - Vision-area clearance.
- Sec. 24-6.8.2. - Vehicle-area clearance.
- Sec. 24-6.8.3. - Pedestrian-area clearance.
- Sec. 24-6.8.4. - Sign materials; code compliance.
- Sec. 24-6.8.5. - Double-decked sign faces.
- Sec. 24-6.8.6. - Sign illumination.
- Sec. 24-6.9.1. - Sign-face area.
- Sec. 24-6.9.2. - Clearances.
- Sec. 24-6.10. - Removal of signs.
ARTICLE VII
LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-7.1.- Purpose.
- Sec. 24-7.2. - Site design standards.
- Sec. 24-7.3. - Streets and driveways.
- Sec. 24-7.4. - Curb and gutter.
- Sec. 24-7.5. - Shoulders.
- Sec. 24-7.6. - Signage and names.
- Sec. 24-7.7. - Street lighting.
- Sec. 24-7.8. - Easements.
- Sec. 24-7.9. - Lots.
- Sec. 24-7.10. - Blocks.
- Sec. 24-7.11. - Areas subject to flooding.
- Sec. 24-7.12. - Water supply.
- Sec. 24-7.13. - Sanitary sewer facilities.
- Sec. 24-7.14. - Fire hydrants.
- Sec. 24-7.15. - Sidewalks.
- Sec. 24-7.16. - Surveys and plats.
- Sec. 24-7.17. - Dedications and reservations.
- Sec. 24-7.18. - Certifications and disclosure statements.
- Sec. 24-7.19. - Stormwater drainage systems.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL AND ANCILLARY REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-8.1.- Application of regulations.
- Sec. 24-8.2. - Exceptions and modifications.
- Sec. 24-8.3. - Measurements.
- Sec. 24-8.4. - Number of principal buildings/uses on a lot.
- Sec. 24-8.5. - Visibility at intersections.
- Sec. 24-8.6. - Accessory buildings and uses.
- Sec. 24-8.7.1. - Continuation.
- Sec. 24-8.7.2. - Modification.
- Sec. 24-8.7.3. - Discontinuance.
- Sec. 24-8.7.4. - Proof of nonconformity.
- Sec. 24-8.7.5. - Lot of record.
- Sec. 24-8.8. - Repair of motor vehicles in residential districts.
- Sec. 24-8.9. - Garage and yard sales.
- Sec. 24-8.10. - Placement of objects and vehicles on, in, or adjacent to road rights-of-way, road easements, and roadways; hazardous objects.
ARTICLE IX
ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICIALS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER
Sections
- Sec. 24-9.1.- Planning and development director.
- Sec. 24-9.2.1. - Establishment.
- Sec. 24-9.2.2. - Powers and duties of the planning commission.
- Sec. 24-9.2.3. - Composition of the commission.
- Sec. 24-9.2.4. - Removal of members.
- Sec. 24-9.2.5. - Organization and rules of procedure.
- Sec. 24-9.3.1. - Establishment.
- Sec. 24-9.3.2. - Proceedings.
- Sec. 24-9.3.3. - Decisions.
- Sec. 24-9.3.4. - Appeals, notice, hearing.
- Sec. 24-9.3.5. - Powers and duties.
ARTICLE X
- ADMINISTRATION, APPLICATION AND REQUIRED PERMITS
Sections
- Sec. 24-10.1.- Purpose.
- Sec. 24-10.2. - Platting authority.
- Sec. 24-10.3. - Use of plat.
- Sec. 24-10.4. - Erection of buildings.
- Sec. 24-10.5. - Responsibility.
- Sec. 24-10.6. - Types of applications.
- Sec. 24-10.6.1. - Applications to develop or alter the use of land.
- Sec. 24-10.6.2. - Applications for change (rezoning) or variance.
- Sec. 24-10.7. - Eligible applicants.
- Sec. 24-10.8. - Application procedures for change (rezoning or text amendment) or variance.
- Sec. 24-10.9. - Application procedures for land development projects.
- Sec. 24-10.10. - Application procedures for subdivisions and major land development projects.
- Sec. 24-10.10.1. - Pre-application (optional).
- Sec. 24-10.10.2. - Application.
- Sec. 24-10.10.3. - Exempt subdivisions.
- Sec. 24-10.10.4. - Small subdivisions.
- Sec. 24-10.10.5. - Major subdivisions.
- Sec. 24-10.10.6. - Major land development projects.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.1. - Purpose.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.2. - Intent.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.3. - Applicability.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.4. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.5. - Traffic impact approval required.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.6. - Traffic impact study scope.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.7. - Traffic impact study elements.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.8. - Mitigation plan.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.9. - Consultants.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.10. - Action on traffic impact analysis plan.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.11. - Timing of implementation.
- Sec. 24-10.10.7.12. - Responsibility for costs of improvements.
- Sec. 24-10.10.8. - Public notification and hearing for applications.
- Sec. 24-10.11.1. - Policy.
- Sec. 24-10.11.2. - Financial guarantees.
- Sec. 24-10.11.3. - Option to refuse guarantee.
- Sec. 24-10.11.4. - Allocation of guarantee.
- Sec. 24-10.11.5. - Default of guarantee.
- Sec. 24-10.11.6. - Extension of guarantee.
- Sec. 24-10.11.7. - Acceptable format for performance guarantee and financial guarantee.
- Sec. 24-10.12. - Variances.
- Sec. 24-10.13. - Application requirements and fees.
- Sec. 24-10.14. - Required permits.
- Sec. 24-10.15. - Types of required permits.
- Sec. 24-10.15.1. - Development permits.
- Sec. 24-10.15.2. - Building permits.
- Sec. 24-10.15.3. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 24-10.16. - Certificates of occupancy; change of occupancy of existing structures; conversion of houses; enlargement.
- Sec. 24-10.17. - Inspections for compliance.
- Sec. 24-10.18. - Expiration of permits.
- Sec. 24-10.19. - Vested rights.
- Sec. 24-10.20. - Reasons for denial of permit.
- Sec. 24-10.21. - Complaints regarding violations; stop work orders.
- Sec. 24-10.22. - Penalties for violations.
ARTICLE XII
LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 24-12.1.- Conflict with other laws.
- Sec. 24-12.2. - Validity.
- Sec. 24-12.3. - Repeal of conflicting chapters, ordinances and parts of ordinances; revision of related chapters of the Aiken County Code of Ordinances; adoption of this chapter as Chapter 24, Land Management Regulations of the Aiken County Code of Ordinances.
- Sec. 24-12.4. - Effective date.