Horry County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Sec. 100.- Authority and enactment clause.
- Sec. 101. - Short title.
- Sec. 102. - Legal status provisions.
- Sec. 103. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 104. - Use of land or structures.
- Sec. 105. - Certificate of zoning compliance for new, altered or nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 106. - Building and sign permits required.
- Sec. 107. - Withholding or revoking certificates of zoning compliance or sign permits.
- Sec. 108. - Application for building permit.
- Sec. 109. - Expiration of building permit.
- Sec. 110. - Encroachments within public rights-of-way.
- Sec. 111. - Conditional and temporary uses.
- Sec. 112. - Complaints regarding violations and remedies.
- Sec. 113. - Remedies.
- Sec. 114. - Penalties for violation.
- Sec. 115. - Appeal from decision of the zoning administrator.
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHED DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 200.- Establishment of districts.
- Sec. 201. - Districts intent statements.
- Sec. 202. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 203. - Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 204. - Zoning use tables.
- Sec. 205. - Dimensional and density standards.
- Sec. 205.2. - Exceptions and modifications to dimensional standards.
- Sec. 206. - Planned development district requirements.
- Sec. 207. - Multi-residential district requirements.
- Sec. 208. - Destination park district requirements.
- Sec. 209. - Manufactured home park district requirements
- Sec. 210. - Conservation preservation district requirements.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 400.- Nonconforming buildings or uses.
- Sec. 401. - Nonconforming building or use discontinuance.
- Sec. 402. - Accessory buildings, structures, and uses.
- Sec. 403. - Vision clearance and outdoor product display.
- Sec. 404. - Street frontage.
- Sec. 405. - One principal building on a single family residential lot.
- Sec. 406. - Multiple commercial businesses on a single parcel.
- Sec. 407. - Multiple commercial buildings on a single parcel.
- Sec. 408. - Dumpsters, roll-offs, and compactors.
- Sec. 409. - Public utilities.
- Sec. 410. - Light and glare.
- Sec. 411. - Storage yard screening.
- Sec. 412. - Fences and walls.
- Sec. 413. - Public uses
- Sec. 414. - Developments of regional significance.
- Sec. 415. - Commercial centers.
- Sec. 416. - Water and air pollution.
- Sec. 417. - Manufactured homes.
- Sec. 418. - In-common development.
- Sec. 419. - Mining.
- Sec. 420. - Commonly owned amenities within subdivisions.
ARTICLE VI
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 600.- Purpose.
- Sec. 601. - Scope of this article.
- Sec. 602. - Definitions.
- Sec. 603. - General provisions.
- Sec. 604. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 605. - Signs for which a permit is not required.
- Sec. 606. - Application for permit.
- Sec. 607. - Sign dimensional computation.
- Sec. 608. - Signs allowed in specified zoning districts.
- Sec. 609. - Off-premises signs.
- Sec. 610. - Temporary signage restrictions.
- Sec. 611. - Enforcement, penalties and remedies.
- Sec. 612. - Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE VIII
OVERLAY ZONES
Sections
- [ DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY]
- [DIVISION 2.] - CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONES
- Sec. 802. - Highway 501 Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 803. - Highway 544 Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 804. - Highway 707 Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 805. - Burgess Area Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 806. - Little River Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 807. - Socastee Boulevard Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 808. - Restaurant Row Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 809. - Highway 17 Business South Overlay Zone.
- Sec. 810. - South Kings Highway Overlay Zone.
- [DIVISION 3.] - HEIGHT OVERLAY ZONES
- [DIVISION 4.] - OTHER OVERLAY ZONES
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONAL USES
Sections
- Sec. 900.- Conditional uses.
- Sec. 901. - Adult entertainment establishments.
- Sec. 902. - Animal facilities.
- Sec. 903. - Asphalt, concrete and aggregate processing facilities.
- Sec. 904. - ATM and ice vending machines.
- Sec. 905. - Vehicle and equipment repairs.
- Sec. 906. - Automobile storage including tow yards.
- Sec. 907. - Outdoor storage and/or sales.
- Sec. 908. - Boarding houses.
- Sec. 909. - Campers and/or recreation vehicles used as temporary living accommodations.
- Sec. 910. - Churches, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship.
- Sec. 911. - Daycare centers.
- Sec. 912. - Firearm training and sports facilities.
- Sec. 913. - Food vending.
- Sec. 914. - Fraternity/sorority houses.
- Sec. 915. - Gas/propane fueling stations, tanks and canopies.
- Sec. 916. - Heliports/helipads.
- Sec. 917. - Multiple homes on one (1) parcel of land.
- Sec. 918. - Noncommercial docks.
- Sec. 919. - Non-commercial personal use buildings.
- Sec. 920. - Commercial parking lots/garages.
- Sec. 921. - Patio home development.
- Sec. 922. - Private residential subdivision airparks.
- Sec. 923. - Produce stands.
- Sec. 924. - Public or private cemeteries.
- Sec. 925. - Accessory dwelling units.
- Sec. 926. - Therapeutic massage establishments.
- Sec. 927. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 928. - Combination of a residence and commercial use.
- Sec. 929. - Game machines.
- Sec. 930. - Outdoor activities in HC.
- Sec. 931. - Single family homes in manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 932. - Go carts and bumper carts.
- Sec. 933. - Commercial businesses in FA.
- Sec. 934. - Recycling facilities.
- Sec. 935. - Trade shops.
- Sec. 936. - Restaurants.
- Sec. 937. - Beer, wine, and spirit production, tastings and retail sales of related merchandise.
- Sec. 938. - Value-added agricultural product processing.
- Sec. 939. - Tattoo parlor.
- Sec. 940. - Wholesale/distribution.
- Sec. 941. - Campgrounds.
- Sec. 942. - Telecommunication facilities.
ARTICLE XI
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Sections
- Sec. 1100.- Establishment of zoning board of appeals.
- Sec. 1101. - Proceedings of the zoning board of appeals.
- Sec. 1102. - Decisions of the zoning board of appeals.
- Sec. 1103. - Appeals, hearings and notice.
- Sec. 1104. - Powers and duties of the zoning board of appeals.
- Sec. 1105. - Variances.
- Sec. 1106. - Special exceptions.
- Sec. 1107. - Appeals from decisions of zoning board of appeals.
- Sec. 1108. - Conversion of non-conforming uses, buildings or structures to conformities.
ARTICLE XII
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Sections
- Sec. 1200.- Title.
- Sec. 1201. - Purpose of this article and declaration of policy.
- Sec. 1202. - Definitions.
- Sec. 1203. - Establishment of the historic preservation commission.
- Sec. 1204. - Powers and duties.
- Sec. 1205. - Historic property inventory.
- Sec. 1206. - Designation of historic properties.
- Sec. 1207. - Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.
- Sec. 1208. - Process for granting a certificate of appropriateness (COA).
- Sec. 1209. - Process for granting a certificate of no effect (COE).
- Sec. 1210. - Design guidelines.
- Sec. 1211. - Challenge of a staff or commission decision.
- Sec. 1212. - Conditional use permitting for weddings/periodic events.
ARTICLE XIII
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
Sections
- Sec. 1300.- Title and authority.
- Sec. 1301. - Adoption of technical report.
- Sec. 1302. - Findings.
- Sec. 1303. - Interpretations of article and fee schedule.
- Sec. 1304. - Effect on other regulations and requirements.
- Sec. 1305. - Definitions.
- Sec. 1306. - Applicability of this article.
- Sec. 1307. - Impact fee service areas established.
- Sec. 1308. - Impact fee amounts, how calculated; collection; failure to pay; effect of payment.
- Sec. 1309. - Individual assessment of impact fee.
- Sec. 1310. - Offsets against impact fees.
- Sec. 1311. - Use of funds collected, impact fee accounts.
- Sec. 1312. - Refunds.
- Sec. 1313. - Annual review.
- Sec. 1314. - Appeals.
- Sec. 1315. - Termination of fee.
ARTICLE XIV
GLOSSARY
Sections
- Sec. 1400.- Interpretation of certain terms or words.
- Sec. 1401. - A.
- Sec. 1402. - B.
- Sec. 1403. - C.
- Sec. 1404. - D.
- Sec. 1405. - E.
- Sec. 1406. - F.
- Sec. 1407. - G.
- Sec. 1408. - H.
- Sec. 1409. - I.
- Sec. 1410. - J.
- Sec. 1411. - K.
- Sec. 1412. - L.
- Sec. 1413. - M.
- Sec. 1414. - N.
- Sec. 1415. - O.
- Sec. 1416. - P.
- Sec. 1417. - Q.
- Sec. 1418. - R.
- Sec. 1419. - S.
- Sec. 1420. - T.
- Sec. 1421. - U.
- Sec. 1422. - V.
- Sec. 1423. - W.
- Sec. 1424. - X.
- Sec. 1425. - Y.
- Sec. 1426. - Z.