Hanahan City Zoning Code

This ordinance is officially titled "City of Hanahan Zoning Ordinance" and shall be known as and referred to herein as the Zoning Ordinance. The map accompanying this ordinance, designating and depicting the various zones described herein, is officially titled "City of Hanahan Official Zoning Map" and shall be known as and referred to herein as the Zoning Map.

This ordinance is hereby adopted under the authority and provisions of the South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994 — Title 6, Chapter 29 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.

The regulations set forth in this ordinance govern the development and use of all land and structures — built and natural environments — within the corporate limits of the City of Hanahan.

(A)

Through the adoption of its 2002 Comprehensive Plan, as amended, the City of Hanahan expressed the need to update its Zoning and Land Development ordinances to allow for the protection and promotion of the health, safety, and general welfare — consisting of the following issues — of its present and future citizens and landowners:

(1)

High quality of life and community;

(2)

Property values and privacy;

(3)

Natural as well as built environment;

(4)

Efficient use of public infrastructure and services;

(5)

Stormwater run-off management;

(6)

Calm vehicular traffic and pedestrian accessibility; and

(7)

City identity and character.

(B)

The Zoning Ordinance shall ensure that future development and land uses coalesce with existing conditions in Hanahan to yield the highest and best possible benefits in each and every one (1) of these issues.

In the event that any portion of this ordinance is found illegal by a court of law of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the ordinance shall remain in full effect.

In the event that this ordinance contains contradictory standards or comes into conflict with the standards imposed by another city code or ordinance or another agency of competent jurisdiction, those higher or stricter standards shall take effect.