9.1.A.

The following overlay districts are intended to recognize neighborhoods, crossroads, or special areas as having certain and unique characteristics. These areas may not be adequately served or may be overly restricted by the underlying zoning in place.

9.1.B.

The overlay districts may impose a set of requirements or relax a set of requirements imposed by the underlying zoning district for a particular geographic area.

(Ord. No. 10-06-12, 6-28-2010)

The following overlay zones are hereby established:

9.2.A.

Pimlico Overlay District

(Ord. No. 10-06-12, 6-28-2010)

The overlay districts apply only to the parcels, rights-of-way, and easements depicted and surrounded, in the case of rights-of-way and easements, on the corresponding maps attached to this article.

(Ord. No. 10-06-12, 6-28-2010)

The following rules shall apply to the properties located within the Pimlico Overlay District.

A.

Minimum lot size. The minimum lot sizes for the six areas are depicted on Exhibit A:

Area 1: 14,500 sf.

Area 2: 14,000 sf.

Area 3: 12,000 sf.

Area 4: 10,000 sf.

Area 5: 8,000 sf.

Area 6: 5,800 sf.

Area 7: Open Space Conservation Area

B.

Lot allocation. The total residential lot count within parent parcel 198-00-00-002 shall not exceed 381.

C.

Setbacks.

* This is the minimum setback required for open drainage ditch and/or stormwater pond easement lines (excluding swales).

† This is the minimum setback from any ingress/egress easement.

Accessory structures are permitted in the rear and side yards only with minimum five-foot setbacks from the side and rear property lines or ingress/egress easements, whichever is greater. If the accessory structure is placed in that portion of the yard that fronts a second street frontage of the property, the setback from the second street frontage property line for the accessory structure is the required second street frontage setback for the primary structure.

D.

Impervious coverage. 50 percent maximum.

E.

Building height. Less than 35 feet to the eave of the structure.

F.

Bufferyards. A 25-foot buffer shall be installed along Pimlico Boulevard. The distance will be measured from the road right-of-way and will consist of four canopy trees, four understory trees, and 25 shrubs per 100 feet of road frontage.

G.

Public street construction. This subsection applies to these roads and road sections only:

British Drive

Buckingham Drive

Dover Lane

Queens Drive

Suffolk Drive

Wellington Drive

Westminster Way

Windsor Lane

For existing platted but incomplete roads a 50-foot right-of-way with open ditch section and 22 feet of pavement width will be accepted by the county where a licensed engineer in the State of South Carolina can prove the open ditch can be fully contained and function properly within the 50-foot right-of-way. Any future extensions of these roads, with the exception of British Drive and Queens Drive, may be constructed with 50-foot rights-of-way for a length of one block or 750 feet, whichever is less.

All future platted roads and new development in the Pimlico Overlay District must comply with the current Berkeley County Ordinances, procedures, and policies in regard to right-of-way, road construction, traffic studies, stormwater and NPDES Phase II requirements. Future platted roads serving new subdivision development shall not serve more than 350 residential lots/units without additional external paved points of vehicular access as pursuant to Chapter 59, The Land Development and Subdivision Regulations of Berkeley County.

With the exception of Pimlico Boulevard, residential streets and the associated rights-of-way planned within parent parcel 198-00-00-002 shall not interconnect to existing neighborhood streets and/or previously platted rights-of-way. However, recreational, pedestrian, and/or secondary emergency access connections may be permitted to interconnect to any existing neighborhood streets and/or previously platted rights-of-way upon demonstration of proper access rights, adequate measures to mitigate impacts, receipt of plans approvals, and issuance of encroachment permits, as applicable.

H.

Residential development neighborhood park requirement. For any subdivision of land within the overlay district which results in the creation of more than 99 lots, an active park lot must be set aside that is equal to the minimum lot size in the district or the smallest lot size created within the subdivision, whichever is greater. For each 50 lots greater than 99 an additional lot shall be set aside. The park area may be dedicated to the Pimlico Civic Club Inc., for maintenance and upkeep through the Pimlico Special Tax District.

I.

Open space conservation area. The open space conservation area shall be permanently protected, with recordation of proper assurances for perpetual conservation before the first residential building permit is issued within parent TMS 198-00-00-002. With the exception of low-impact recreational improvements and any necessary low-impact property maintenance activities, the open space conservation area shall remain undisturbed and free of development. The open space conservation area may be conveyed or dedicated to a public entity, a land trust or conservation bank, or the Pimlico Civic Club.

J.

Sidewalk. Sidewalks will not be required within the Pimlico Overlay District on any existing or for the extensions of existing streets. New street lengths will be required to construct sidewalks in accordance with the Berkeley County Land Development and Subdivision regulations.

(Ord. No. 10-06-12, 6-28-2010; Ord. No. 23-09-65, Att., 9-25-2023)

The following uses and designs shall not be permitted within the Pimlico Overlay:

Lot clustering or bonus densities

Dual frontage lots

Golf courses

Indoor recreation

Convenience retail/gas station retail sales

Mixed use

Miniature golf

Institutional, residential

Tattoo parlor

Boat storage (indoor)

Drive-through window uses

Car wash

Campground

Fish camp

Duplex

Apartment/multifamily

Manufactured housing

(Ord. No. 10-06-12, 6-28-2010)