Charleston County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1
│ INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 1.4 APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
- ARTICLE 1.7 WORD USAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE
- ARTICLE 1.9 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
- ARTICLE 1.10 ZONING MAP
- ARTICLE 1.11 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2
│ REVIEW AND DECISION-MAKING BODIES
Sections
- ARTICLE 2.1 COUNTY COUNCIL
- ARTICLE 2.2 PLANNING COMMISSION
- ARTICLE 2.3 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- ARTICLE 2.4 ZONING AND PLANNING DIRECTOR
CHAPTER 3
│ DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES
Sections
- ARTICLE 3.2 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
- ARTICLE 3.3 ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS
- ARTICLE 3.4 ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS [REZONINGS]
- ARTICLE 3.5 PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 3.6 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
- ARTICLE 3.7 SITE PLAN REVIEW
- ARTICLE 3.8 ZONING PERMITS
- ARTICLE 3.9 CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
- ARTICLE 3.10 ZONING VARIANCES
- ARTICLE 3.11 WRITTEN INTERPRETATIONS
- ARTICLE 3.12 PUBLIC PROJECT REVIEW
- ARTICLE 3.13 APPEALS OF ZONING-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- ARTICLE 3.14 APPEALS OF SUBDIVISION-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- ARTICLE 3.15 ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMES
- ARTICLE 3.17 DEVELOPMENTS OF COUNTY SIGNIFICANCE
CHAPTER 4
│BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- ARTICLE 4.1 GENERAL
- ARTICLE 4.2 MEASUREMENTS, COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- ARTICLE 4.3 NR, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.4 OS, PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.5 RM, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.6 AG-15, AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.7 AG-10, AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.8 AG-8, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.9 AGR, AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.10 RR, RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.11 S-3, SPECIAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.12 R-4, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.14 UR, URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.15 RO, RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.16 MHP, MANUFACTURED HOUSING PARK DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.17 CI, CIVIC / INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.18 GO, GENERAL OFFICE DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.19 NC, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.20 RC, RURAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.21 CC, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.23 IN, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 4.25 PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT
CHAPTER 5
│OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- ARTICLE 5.1 GENERAL
- ARTICLE 5.2 WDU, WATER-DEPENDENT USE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.3 JO-MHC-O, JOHNS ISLAND MAYBANK HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.4 MP-O, MOUNT PLEASANT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.5 FRC-O, FOLLY ROAD CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.6 DRC-O, DORCHESTER ROAD CORRIDOR AND ASHLEY SCENIC RIVER CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
- ARTICLE 5.7 UB-O, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.8 17N-O, HIGHWAY 17 NORTH CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.9 ST. ANDREWS AREA OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.10 ASHLEY RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR, ARRC-O, OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 5.11 DUPONT-WAPPOO AREA OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT (DuWap-O)
- ARTICLE 5.15 MRC-O, MAIN ROAD CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
CHAPTER 6
│ USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 6.4.18 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Sec. 6.4.18 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- ARTICLE 6.5 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
- ARTICLE 6.6 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
- ARTICLE 6.7 SPECIAL EVENTS USE
- ARTICLE 6.8 SHORT-TERM RENTALS
CHAPTER 7
│ FORM-BASED ZONING DISTRICT
Sections
- ARTICLE 7.1. INTRODUCTION
- ARTICLE 7.2. FBZD PROCEDURES
- ARTICLE 7.3. REGIONAL SCALE PLANNING: SECTORS AND SETTLEMENTS
- ARTICLE 7.4. COMMUNITY SCALE PLANNING: COMMUNITY UNITS
- ARTICLE 7.5. BUILDING SCALE PLANNING - REQUIREMENTS
- ARTICLE 7.6. DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 8
│ SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 8.1 GENERAL
- ARTICLE 8.2 PRE-APPLICATION INFORMATION
- ARTICLE 8.3 MINOR AND MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS
- ARTICLE 8.4 PRELIMINARY PLAT
- ARTICLE 8.5 FINAL PLATS
- ARTICLE 8.6 MARKERS
- ARTICLE 8.7 LOTS
- ARTICLE 8.8 TREE PRESERVATION
- ARTICLE 8.9 PEDESTRIAN WAYS
- ARTICLE 8.10 STREET NAMES, STREET SIGNS, AND ADDRESSES
- ARTICLE 8.13 MAINTENANCE GUARANTEES (SURETY)
- ARTICLE 8.14 CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 9
│ DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- ARTICLE 9.2 TREE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION
- ARTICLE 9.3 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- ARTICLE 9.4 LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND BUFFERS
- ARTICLE 9.5 ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN STANDARDS
- ARTICLE 9.6 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES
- ARTICLE 9.7 VISION CLEARANCE AND SIGHT DISTANCE VISIBILITY
- ARTICLE 9.8 SIGNS
CHAPTER 10
│ NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- ARTICLE 10.1 GENERAL
- ARTICLE 10.2 NONCONFORMING USES
- ARTICLE 10.3 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- ARTICLE 10.4 NONCONFORMING LOTS
- ARTICLE 10.5 NONCONFORMING SIGNS
CHAPTER 11
│ VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- ARTICLE 11.1 ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
- ARTICLE 11.2 VIOLATIONS
- ARTICLE 11.3 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY, COMPLAINTS
- ARTICLE 11.7 SIGN VIOLATIONS
- ARTICLE 11.9 OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
- ARTICLE 11.10 DERELICT MANUFACTURED HOMES
APPENDIX A
│ ROAD AND DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
Sections
- ARTICLE A.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
- ARTICLE A.2 PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS
- ARTICLE A.3 PUBLIC ROAD STANDARDS
- ARTICLE A.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR ROADS CONSTRUCTED TO COUNTY STANDARDS
- ARTICLE A.5 ENCROACHMENTS
- ARTICLE A.6 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS