A.

Purpose. A temporary use is a use that is intended to be for a limited duration of time and that will not permanently alter the character or physical facilities of the property where they occur.

B.

Applicability. All temporary uses shall be subject to the limitations and conditions specified herein.

Temporary vendors are allowed during approved special events, but are subject to all of the provisions for Temporary Vending outlined in § 831 of these regulations.

All certificates of zoning compliance issued for temporary uses may be renewed provided that it is determined that said use is clearly of a temporary nature, will cause no traffic congestion and would not create a nuisance to surrounding uses.

1.

Religious meeting in a tent or other temporary structure in any district, for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days.

2.

Open lot sale of Christmas trees for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days.

3.

Real estate sales office/Model Homes, in any district, for a period of one (1) year, provided such is associated only with on-site sales within a new approved subdivision or within an approved project, and provided no cooking or sleeping accommodations are maintained in the structure. The total number of sales offices/model homes shall not exceed four (4) per phase of development.

4.

Contractor's office, construction trailers and equipment sheds, in any district, for a period of one (1) year, provided that such office be placed on the property to which it is appurtenant. The use shall be removed within thirty (30) days of completion of the project or upon sixty (60) days of inaction on the project. It cannot be used for housing accommodations.

5.

Special events authorized pursuant to the Horry County Code of Ordinances are allowed in all zoning districts.

A.

Public projects only. Temporary asphalt, concrete batching or aggregate processing (crushing, sorting and recycling) facilities, including pug mills may be allowed by permit for public projects in all zoning districts on a temporary basis. Public projects are projects which are being undertaken by the Federal Government, the State or any political subdivision of the state, public agency or special purpose district.

B.

Public or private projects. Temporary aggregate processing (crushing, sorting and recycling) may be issued in combination with a demolition permit for private projects. Onsite crushing of structures over twenty thousand (20,000) sf in size or when the total amount of concrete to be removed is over three thousand cubic yards may be allowed. No off-site materials may be brought onto the jobsite for processing.

All standards within this section shall be complied with in order to qualify as temporary. If any of these standards cannot be complied with, the facility shall be required to be located only in the zoning districts where allowed, and a zoning compliance shall first be obtained and comply with all of the provisions outlined in § 903 of these regulations. The standards for a facility are as follows:

1.

Temporary permits.

a)

Public permits issued pursuant to this section shall expire upon the completion date of the project as set forth in the permit application. The permit shall be limited to a total of twenty-four (24) total months. Public projects are projects which are being undertaken by the federal Government, the state or any political subdivision of the state, public agency or special purpose district.

b)

Private permits issued for aggregate processing (i.e., crushing, sorting and recycling) in combination with demolition permits for structures over twenty thousand (20,000) sf in size are limited to thirty (30) consecutive days from the issuance of the demolition permit.

2.

Location.

a)

Public permits. The temporary asphalt and/or concrete batching or aggregate processing (crushing, sorting and recycling), facility related materials and equipment shall be located no closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to any residence other than the residence of the owner of the land upon which the limited facility is to be located.

b)

Private permits for temporary aggregate processing (i.e., crushing, sorting and recycling) facility shall be located no closer than three hundred (300) feet to any residence other than the residence of the owner of the land upon which the limited facility is to be located.

c)

The silo, batch plant, and aggregate mixing, storage or processing shall be located no closer than three hundred (300) feet from any school, church, library, daycare facility, hospital, or hotel. The separation requirement does not apply if the said facility is the project which is under construction.

d)

The facility shall be located within the construction area of the project or adjacent to the project as identified in the application.

3.

All concrete, asphalt and aggregate mix produced by a facility under the public permit shall be used solely to complete the project as identified in the application for the temporary use.

4.

The temporary facility shall comply with all regulations and a permit from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shall be obtained by the applicant prior to operating the facility.

5.

No contaminated soils shall be stockpiled on the site, used for remediation, or used in the operation of the facility.

6.

No washing or cleaning of trucks or truck beds shall be allowed on site unless a containment system approved by Horry County stormwater is installed and used.

7.

No waste, production materials, discarded equipment or other such items shall be buried on site.

8.

All equipment and materials utilized in the operation of the temporary facility shall be removed from the site and the site shall be returned to its original condition, or better, within sixty (60) days following completion of the construction project for which the facility was established.

9.

A site plan shall be submitted with the permit application.

10.

A temporary encroachment permit is required for access onto any county or state right-of-way.

11.

A map of the designated haul roads shall be submitted with the permit application.

12.

Temporary screening. Temporary facility locations shall be screened to a minimum height of eight (8) feet. This may be done through any combination of natural or supplied screening. Supplied screening can include fence, walls, berms, gabions. If only natural screening is used it should be a minimum of fifty (50) feet in width and shall have at least twice the material required by supplemental buffering standards in Article V of the zoning ordinance.

A.

Zoning compliance.

1.

The Zoning Administrator may issue a zoning compliance to operate a family fun park after determining that the proposed operation complies with all applicable provisions of this Section.

2.

Compliance may be revoked if the county determines that there have been more than three (3) violations of this ordinance within a thirty (30) day time frame.

B.

Location.

1.

A Family Fun Park shall be located on the same parcels, or parcels adjacent to and under the same ownership or lease, as a shopping mall. The combination of parcels shall total at least fifty (50) acres.

2.

The shopping mall must have paved parking areas in excess of that required by the Zoning Ordinance.

3.

Operational Time Frame and Hours of Operation.

4.

Park operations shall be limited to ninety (90) total days within a calendar year.

5.

Family Fun Parks shall be limited to operating between the hours of 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. This shall include set up, take down and maintenance.

C.

Operational plan.

1.

The operator shall provide Horry County with a copy of an operational plan, which shall include a copy of a site plan showing the location of the Family Fun Park, indicates hours of operation, security and First Aid measures being taken, traffic plan and a copy of the lease and or license agreement for use of the property.

2.

The operational plan shall be approved by Horry County Public Safety.

D.

Other restrictions.

1.

No employee, agent or other representative of the family fun park may live, sleep or otherwise reside on the premises.

2.

All portable bathroom facilities and dumpsters shall be screened from major highways.

3.

All equipment shall be set up so as to not create any hazards with sight distance in the parking lot or on adjacent rights-of-way.