DECIBEL (Db) - A unit which describes the sound pressure level or intensity of sound. A sound level meter is calibrated in decibels.

DECISION-MAKING BODY - The entity that is authorized to finally approve or deny an application or permit as required under this Ordinance.

DEDICATION - The action of a property owner or developer to transfer an interest in property to the Town, County or other service provider. The approval of a subdivision plat by County and/or Town Council is deemed to affect an acceptance by the County and/or Town of a proposed dedication of a street, easement or other ground shown on the plat.

DENSITY/INTENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS - Provisions of this Ordinance controlling the size and shape of zoning lots and the location and bulk of structures thereon. Such regulations include those relating to density, lot area, lot width, setbacks, buffers, building cover, height, and open space.

DESIGN PROFESSIONAL - An individual or firm appropriately licensed and registered in the State of South Carolina.

DETENTION - The temporary restriction of stormwater that is released at a predetermined or controlled rate.

DEVELOPER - The legal or beneficial owner of a lot or of any land proposed for development; the holder of an option or contract to purchase; or any other person having an enforceable contractual interest in such land.

DEVELOPMENT - The changing of land characteristics through redevelopment, construction, subdivision into parcels, condominium complexes, apartment complexes, commercial parks, shopping centers, industrial parks, mobile home parks, and similar developments for sale, lease, or any combination of owner and rental characteristics.

DIAMETER BREAST HEIGHT (DBH) - The total diameter, in inches, of a tree trunk or trunks measured at a point four and one-half feet above existing grade (at the base of the tree). In measuring DBH, the circumference of the tree shall be measured with a standard diameter tape, and the circumference shall be divided by 3.14.

DOCK - A structure extending into or upon a waterway, marshland or other natural water feature.

DRIP LINE - An imaginary vertical line extending from the outermost circumference of the branches of a tree to the ground.

DRY STACK STORAGE FOR BOATS - A facility for storing and keeping boats out of the water. This is principally a land operation, where boats are dry stored or "stacked" until such time as they are transferred to the water for use. Dry stack marinas seldom accommodate boats in excess of 25 feet.

DUMPSTER - An accessory use of a property where trash or recyclable material containers, or any other type of waste or refuse container is stored.

DUPLEX - Two single family dwelling units contained within a single building, other than a manufactured housing unit

DWELLING (DWELLING UNIT) - A building or portion of it designed and used for residential occupancy by a single household and that includes exclusive sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation facilities. The term does not include hotels, motels, or other similar establishments.

DWELLING, DETACHED - A dwelling which is surrounded on all sides by yards on the same lot or by streets or by such yards and streets.

DWELLING GROUP - Two or more detached dwelling structures (not including manufactured homes) located on the same zoning lot, but not including accessory dwellings, such as garage apartments or guest houses. Lot size must meet cumulative total for each principal unit.

DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY - A building containing three or more dwelling units, including residential condominiums and apartments.

FAÇADE - The entire building wall, fascia, windows, doors, canopy and on any complete elevation.

FAMILY - An individual, or two or more persons related by blood or marriage living together; or a group of not more than six individuals, including live-in servants, not related by blood or marriage but living together as a single housekeeping unit. Residents of Community Residential Care Facilities licensed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for nine or fewer individuals shall be considered a family.

FARM LABOR HOUSING (DORMITORY) - A structure designed or constructed as accommodations for transient farm workers for more than ten unrelated persons, which is not designed as an apartment building with individual attached units.

FARM LABOR HOUSING - A building or structure which is designed or constructed as a place of residence for up to ten unrelated, transient farm workers living as a single housekeeping unit.

FENCE (OR WALL) - A structural device erected to serve as an architectural element, landscape element, visual screen or physical barrier.

FINANCIAL GUARANTEE - Surety intended to ensure that all improvements, facilities, or work required by this Ordinance will be completed, restored or maintained in compliance with this Ordinance.

FINANCIAL SERVICE - An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of financial and banking services.

FLOOR AREA - The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center lines of walls separating two buildings, computed as follows: (1) floor space devoted to the principal use of the premises, including accessory storage areas located within selling or working space, such as counters, racks, or closets; (2) any basement floor area devoted to the production or processing of goods or to business or professional offices. Floor area shall not include space devoted primarily to storage purposes (except as otherwise noted herein), off-street parking or loading facilities, including ramps, and maneuvering space, or basement floor area, other than area devoted to retailing activities, the production or processing of goods, or business or professional offices.

FLORIST - A commercial activity offering for sale cut flowers, ornamental plants, floral arrangements, real or artificial, and related accessories including cards, figurines, and indoor ornamental fixtures.

FOOD SALES - An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of food for home consumption. These establishments may include the sale of beer and wine in unopened containers for off-premise[s] consumption where the sale of products other than beer and wine comprise at least 51 percent of the gross sales of the establishment, and at least 51 percent of the total display or shelf space is devoted to products other than beer and wine.

FORESTRY OPERATIONS, BONA FIDE - "Bona fide forestry operations" shall mean that the property is eligible for, and actually used for forestry or timber operations, and written application has been approved by the County Assessor for the special assessment for agricultural use for the property in question pursuant to SC Code Section 12-43-220, SC Department of Revenue Regulation 117-1780.1., and other applicable statutes, rules and regulations.

FUNERAL SERVICE/HOME - An establishment engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the human or animal dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals.

LIQUOR, BEER OR WINE SALES - An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. This definition includes all retail stores where the sale of alcoholic beverages comprises 49 percent or more of gross sales.

LOT - A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, to be separately owned, used, developed, or built upon and is recorded with the Register of Mesne Conveyance of Charleston County.

LOT AREA - A total highland area included within the boundaries of a zoning lot, measured in a horizontal plane. Lot area does not include freshwater wetlands, or any areas located beyond the current OCRM Critical Line.

LOT, CORNER - Either a Zoning lot bounded entirely by streets or a Zoning lot which adjoins the point of intersections or meeting of two or more streets and in which the interior angle formed by the street lines is 135 degrees or less. If the street lines are curved, the angle shall be measured at the point of intersection of the extensions of the street lines in the directions which they take at the intersection of the street line with the side lot line and with the rear lot line of the lot. If the street line is curved at its point of intersection with the side lot line or rear lot line, the tangent to the curve at that point shall be considered the direction of the street line.

LOT, FLAG - A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by means of a narrow corridor.

LOT, DOUBLE-FRONTAGE - An interior lot that abuts on two parallel streets or that abuts on two streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot. Lots with access on a street and alley shall not be considered double frontage lots.

LOT FRONTAGE - The distance for which a zoning lot abuts on a street.

LOT, INTERIOR - A lot with only one front lot line.

LOT LINE - A line of record bounding a lot which divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

LOT LINE, FRONT - The lot line separating a lot from the street that is used as the primary access point to the lot.

LOT LINE, INTERIOR - The lot line other than a front lot line.

LOT LINE, REAR - The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

LOT LINE, SIDE - Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.

LOT, THROUGH - See "Lot, Double-Frontage" for definition.

LOT WIDTH -

1. Width of an Interior lot: the length of the front lot line or its chord.
2. Width of a Corner or Double-Frontage Lot:
   1. if there are two front lot lines, the shorter of such lines or its chord;
   2. if there are more than two front lot lines, the average length of the two shortest of such lines or their chords.
3. Width of lots served by a cul-de-sac: width shall be measured at the building line/front setback.
4. Width of a through lot - A width or widths determined on the basis of a reasonable division of the lot into segments fronting on several streets.

LOTS OF RECORD, APPROVED - A platted parcel or parcels of land created and recorded with the Register of Mesne Conveyance of Charleston County since January 1, 1955, in conformance with the subdivision regulations and bearing the Planning Commission or Town or County Council stamp of approval, or identical parcels created and recorded by plat or meets and bounds prior to January 1, 1955.

LOT, ZONING - Any lot that falls within the jurisdiction of The Town of Meggett Zoning and Land Development Regulations.

A use, structure, or part of a structure customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a zoning lot or of a structure. Accessory uses will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Barn, shed, tool room, or other similar subordinate building or structure for domestic or agricultural storage;
• Home tennis court; swimming pool;
• Private recreation areas in connection with the principal use;
• Other subordinate or incidental uses customarily considered as being appropriate in connection with the principal use of the lot. An accessory use is located on the same zoning lot as the principal use, except in the case of off-street parking, temporary real estate sales office and temporary construction facilities.

A dwelling unit that may or may not be added to, onto, or created within, a single-family house, with a maximum conditioned space of 1250 square feet and maximum height of 25 feet above flood elevation requirements, to include all accessory dwelling units, including garage apartments, not to include a Manufactured Housing Unit as defined herein.

A Structure that is detached from a principal Structure and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal Structure, which serves a purpose that is customarily and clearly associated with the Principal Use. Examples of Accessory Structures include, but are not limited to, barns, storage sheds, gazebos, detached carports, and detached residential garages.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the Principal Use of a Zoning Lot or of a Structure. An Accessory Use is located on the same Zoning Lot as the Principal Use, except as otherwise allowed in this Ordinance.

Any order, requirement, decision, or determination by the Town of Meggett Planning Director or their designee relating to the administration or enforcement of the Town of Meggett Zoning and Land Development Regulations.

A facility licensed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for adults 18 years of age or older, which offers in a group setting a program of individual and group activities and therapies. The program is directed toward providing community-based day care services for those adults in need of a supportive setting. The program shall provide a minimum of four and a maximum of 14 hours of operation a day.

(See S.C. DHEC Regulation 61-75, Standards for Licensing--Day Care Facilities for Adults)

The use of the land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry, and the accessory uses of packing, treating, or storing of produce; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the principal agriculture use.

The preliminary processing and packaging of agricultural products, such as a packing shed. Agricultural processing shall not include slaughterhouses, butcheries, tanneries, or rendering plants.

An establishment engaged in the retail or wholesale sale from the premises of feed, grain, fertilizers, pesticides and similar goods.

A minor vehicular way used primarily for access to the side or rear of properties.

Any change in the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders, or in the dimensional or configurations of the roof or exterior walls. Structural alterations shall not include the application of exterior siding to an existing building for the purpose of beautifying and modernizing.

Land devoted to the hatching, raising, and breeding of fish, shrimp or other aquatic animals for commercial purposes. Animal aquaculture shall include those accessory uses and activities customarily associated with this type of operation, as determined by the Planning Director.

The raising of animals on pastureland or production of animal products on an agricultural or commercial basis. Animal Production shall include those accessory uses and activities customarily associated with this type of operation, as determined by the Planning Director. Animal Production shall not include concentrated animal feeding operations, slaughterhouses, or butcheries.

An application for development review and approval that: (1) has been submitted in the required format; (2) includes all information required by this Ordinance to be submitted for the subject application type; and (3) is accompanied by the required fee.

A person certified by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Airports, landing fields, aircraft parking and service facilities, and related facilities for operation, service, fueling, repair, storage, charter, sales, and rental of aircraft, including activities directly associated with the operation and maintenance of airport facilities and the provision of safety and security. Aviation also includes facilities for loading, unloading, and interchange of passengers, baggage, and incidental freight or package express between modes of transportation.

A strip of cloth containing a message or advertisement.

A use engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, where 25 percent or more of the gross receipts are for sale of alcohol. This use includes taverns, cocktail lounges, and any member exclusive bars or lounges.

A farm building used for storing farm products or sheltering livestock. This term excludes a residential use or non-agricultural use.

The layer or layers of specified or selected material of designated thickness or rate of application placed on a subbase or subgrade to comprise a component of the pavement structure to support the pavement or subsequent layer of construction.

A portion of an owner-occupied dwelling unit or detached accessory structure, not exceeding one-third of the principal structure's floor area, offering transient lodging accommodations with or without breakfast to paying guests.

A man-made landscape feature generally consisting of a linear mound of soil. Temporary soil stockpiles and retaining walls shall not be considered a berm.

A docking space alongside a pier, wharf or mooring dolphins in which boat may be moored. For purposes of this ordinance and in the absence of an authorized quantity of boat slips by state and federal regulating agencies, a boat slip will be considered a minimum length of 25 feet for side mooring and 15 feet for stern moorings.

A basin or marine terminal that provides space, docks, moorings and related facilities and services for six (6) or more boats, including pleasure and commercial craft. This includes the sale, repair and building of boats.

A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction; e.g., water, highway, or railway, and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads.

On any lot of record required to provide screening, an area or areas measured from the property lines(s) inward up to a minimum width established in this Ordinance.

An area (width defined in this Ordinance) providing a visual, spatial, and ecological transition zone between the OCRM Critical Line and land development. The wetland buffer is designed to protect water quality and wildlife habitat.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, plant, process, equipment, goods, or materials of any kind. When a portion thereof is completely separated from every other portion by a dividing wall (or firewall when applicable) without openings, then each such portion shall be deemed to be a separate building.

The Building Code of Charleston County.

The proportion, expressed as a percentage, of the area of a zoning lot covered by all buildings located thereon, including the area covered by all overhanging roofs.

The vertical distance between the base flood elevation, or ground level if the structure is not in a Flood Hazard Area as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and: (1) the average height level between the eaves and ridge line of a gable, hip or gambrel roof; or (2) the highest point of a mansard roof; or (3) the highest point of the coping of a flat roof.

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of building materials, hardware, lawn and garden equipment, and related supplies. This use includes, but is not limited to, the sale of lumber, brick, tile, cement, insulation, floor coverings, plumbing, and electrical supplies, tools, landscaping materials, nursery stock, garden supplies, and outdoor power equipment. This use may also include the incidental sale of related products and services such as key duplicating, rental of equipment and tools, and delivery services.

An official document or certificate issued under the Charleston County Building Code for any carpentry, masonry, roofing, or related construction or repair. A building permit is not required for construction under $2500.00, unless the construction or repair involves a structural modification or work done by a contractor.

A building in which is conducted the principal use of the zoning lot on which it is situated. In a Residential District, any dwelling shall be deemed to be a principal building.

A tree, with a diameter of at least two and one-half inches (as measured six inches above grade) at the time of planting, which will grow to a minimum height of 50 feet at maturity.

An individual or family who resides on premises as an accessory use for the purpose of maintaining, protecting, or operating a permitted principal use on the premises.

An establishment that prepares and provides food and related services to off-premises locations.

An earthen structure with at least one side adjacent to a depression, wetland, or marsh that supports a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads.

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbarium, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.

The line surveyed and monumented as the center line of the street; or if such center line has not been surveyed, it shall be the line running midway between the curbs or ditches of such street.

A land-based operation primarily for the rental or leasing of boats or other recreational watercraft. Any operation that is associated with a marina or provides direct water access shall be considered a Water-Dependent Use.

A facility or dwelling unit that regularly (more than twice a week, for more than four hours, but less than 24 hours) provides child day care for seven or more children. This definition includes "Child Care Centers" and "Group Day Care Homes," which are licensed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS).

A facility licensed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) with one or more staffed residences and with a total population of 20 or more children who are in care apart from their parents, relatives, or guardians on a continuing full-time basis for protection and guidance.

See "Religious Assembly."

A cluster development is a residential subdivision in which the lots are allowed to be smaller (in area and width) than otherwise required for conventional development in the underlying zoning district, but in which the overall density cannot exceed the maximum base density limit of the underlying zoning district. Under the cluster development option, a subdivision can contain no more lots than a conventional development in the same zoning district, but the individual lots within the development could be smaller than required in a conventional development. Smaller lot sizes within a cluster development are required to be offset by the provision of open space or by a corresponding increase in the size of other lots within the development. All cluster developments shall be permanently restricted from further subdivision. The form of such restriction shall require express approval from the Town.

Land dedicated to the public or designated by the development plan for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of all residents of the planned development. Common Open Space includes unimproved land, landscaped areas, improved recreation areas, recreational buildings, and structures totally accessory to recreational uses, all within the development. Common open space does not include streets, public or private parking areas, storage areas or areas covered by any building, garage, carport or other structures except recreational structures. Common open space may be dedicated to the public, or owned by an owners' association corporation, or other legal entity, as set forth herein.

A tower of any size that supports communication equipment, transmission or reception, and is utilized by commercial, governmental, or other public or quasi-public users. This does not include communication towers for amateur radio operators licensed by the Federal Communications Commission which are exempt from local zoning restrictions or communications towers under 100 feet in height used solely for educational communications purposes.

A public or quasi-public building designed for and used as a social, recreation, and cultural center. As a part of such recreation centers, there may be included craft rooms, music rooms, game rooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums, swimming pools, and kitchen facilities. Kitchen facilities and dining areas shall be used for special events only.

Roads that serve one or more families and usually have no dedicated rights-of-way or drainage. These roads generally have a dirt surface, are not maintained on a regular basis, and are not in the state or county road system.

A confined area or facility within which the property is not grazed or cropped annually, and which is used and maintained for the purposes of engaging in the business of the reception and feeding of: more than 50 beef or dairy cattle; more than 50 horses; more than 150 hogs, sheep or goats; more than 1,000 or more birds, such as turkeys, chickens, ducks or geese: or more than 1,000 small animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, and minks. This term shall also include commercial feed lots.

A permit formerly issued by the Town of Meggett authorizing a particular use in a specified location within a zoning district, upon demonstrating that such use complies with all the conditions and standards specified by the zoning Ordinance. Conditional use permit is a term used in the Town of Meggett Unified Development Ordinance prior to 2008.

A series of permits required by Charleston County Building Services that may include building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning), or gas permits.

An establishment providing services, primarily to individuals, of a frequent or recurrent nature.

An establishment, with 5,000 square feet or less of gross floor area, primarily engaged in the rental or leasing of new or used products to the general public, excluding vehicle or watercraft rentals.

An establishment, with 5,000 square feet or less of gross floor area, primarily engaged in the rental or leasing of new or used products to the general public, excluding vehicle or watercraft rentals.

An establishment engaged in the repair and maintenance of household, consumer, or office products, such as appliances, electronics, computers, clocks, watches, furniture, shoes, or other similar items. This use may include selling replacement parts and accessories as an ancillary component. Consumer Repair Services do not include repairing motor vehicles or industrial/commercial machinery and equipment.

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed goods for household consumption, such as prepackaged food and beverages, newspapers, and limited household supplies, to customers who generally purchase only a few items. Convenience stores shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor vehicles.

A conventional development is a nonresidential development or residential development in which all land area within the development is devoted to building lots that meet or exceed the minimum lot area and width standards of the underlying zoning district.

Land area and buildings containing golf courses, recreational facilities, a clubhouse, and other customary accessory uses, open only to members and their guests.

An open unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same Zoning lot with a building, unobstructed from floor or ground level to the sky.

The raising and harvesting of tree crops, row crops, or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis. Crop production shall include those accessory uses and activities customarily associated with these types of agricultural operations, as determined by the Planning Director. This definition excludes any agricultural uses that are more specifically defined in this Ordinance.

The radial turnaround area at the end of a dead-end street or an egress.

Land use of a temporary nature to display objects or events of a community and cultural interest in one or more of the arts and sciences, such as Civil War re-enactments.

Any structure which provides an opening under any roadway, or any other structure so named in the plans, excluding bridges.

A stone, concrete or other improved boundary marking the edge of a road or other paved area.

Those roads constructed of compacted earth material.

A privilege or right of use, access or enjoyment granted on, above, under, or across a particular tract of land by the landowner to another person or entity.

The right of access of stormwater runoff from the adjacent natural drainage basin into the drainageway within the drainage easement.

An increase in the size of an existing structure or use, including physical size of the property, building, parking, or other improvements. Enlargement would also include the addition of other structures or uses on the lot.

A building, structure, or grounds, or portion thereof, which is owned by or leased to individual(s), private organizations, social clubs, or non-profit associations for weddings, meetings, recreational, or social purposes.

An accessory structure or space on a lot with a dwelling unit devoted to or designed for the storage of automobiles and small (one-half-ton capacity or less) trucks and not used for business purposes or occupancy.

A single dwelling unit located over a private detached garage and containing heated square footage no greater than that of the garage.

A commercial activity offering for sale indoor or outdoor plants, garden fixtures, packaged plant food, or pesticides, garden tools, manually or power operated with associated parts and accessories. Not included is farm equipment elsewhere provided for in this Ordinance.

Any premises used primarily for the retail sale of fuel for automobiles, light and medium trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and other consumer motor vehicles. Gasoline service stations may include light maintenance such as engine tune-ups, lubrication, minor repairs, and carburetor cleaning, but shall not include heavy vehicle maintenance activities such as engine overhauls, automobile painting, and body fender work. This term may also include the sale of motor vehicle accessories, or used tires taken in trade on the premises, but does not include vehicle, moving truck, or trailer sales or rental.

An establishment that has the ability to furnish a variety of building materials and provide multiple construction services at a specified price.

A tract of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing the game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards, and that may include a clubhouse and shelter.

Federal, state, county or city offices, administrative, clerical or public contact services, together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles.

For the purpose of determining building height:

1. For buildings adjoining one street only, it is the elevation of the sidewalk directly opposite the center of that wall which adjoins the street; in such case where the average elevation of the finished ground surface adjacent to the exterior walls of the building is lower than the elevation of the sidewalk grade, or where there is no sidewalk grade, or where there are no sidewalks, the grade shall be the average elevation of the ground on the lowest side adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
2. For buildings adjoining more than one street, it is the elevation of the sidewalk directly opposite the center of the wall adjoining the street having the lowest sidewalk elevation.
3. For buildings having no wall adjoining the street, it is the average level of the finished ground surface adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
4. All walls which are approximately parallel to and not more than 25 feet from a front lot line shall be considered as adjoining the street. In alleys, the surface of the paving shall be considered to be the sidewalk elevation. Where the elevation of the sidewalk or alley paving has not been established, the Public Works Director shall determine such elevation for the purpose of this Ordinance.
   

A live oak tree that is 24" diameter at breast height (DBH) or greater.

A partially or fully enclosed structure which is used for the growth of plants.

Ornamental plants or food crops grown for wholesale sale within an enclosed structure or under cover.

Low-growing plant material less than 18 inches in height.

A staffed residence, licensed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), with a population of fewer than 20 children who are in care apart from their parents, relatives, or guardians on a full-time basis. Group Care Homes are classified by different levels of care ranging from independent to assisted living.

Services involved in road, bridge, building, or other infrastructure construction.

The vertical distance measured from ground level at the base of the sign structure to the highest point of sign structure.

The area, size or acreage of a lot excluding any freshwater wetlands and excluding any areas located beyond the current OCRM Critical Line.

A business, profession, occupation, or trade which is conducted within a Dwelling Unit or its Accessory Structure for the economic gain or support of a resident of the Dwelling, and is incidental and secondary to the Residential Use of the Lot, and which does not adversely and/or perceptively affect the character of the Lot or surrounding area.

A facility with over 5,000 square feet of floor area engaged in the retail sale of various basic hardware lines, such as tools, builders' hardware, paint and glass, housewares and household appliances, and garden supplies. Facilities under 5,000 square feet shall be considered a "hardware store."

A formally constituted, non-profit association or corporation made up of the property owners and/or residents of a defined area. The homeowners' or property owners' association may take responsibility for costs and upkeep of common open space or facilities, or enforce certain covenants and restrictions.

Land used to grow horticultural and floricultural specialties (such as flowers, shrubs, or trees intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes) for wholesale or retail sale in order to be transplanted to a different location. Retail sales shall not comprise more than 25 percent of gross sales. This definition excludes crop and greenhouse production that have been identified elsewhere in this Ordinance.

For the purpose of this ordinance, such activity shall include the on-premise care, cultivation, or propagation of plants, trees or shrubs used for landscaping, ornamentation, transplanting, or experimentation, the wholesale or retail sales without suitable non-ornamental packaging for transportation. Not included in this definition are grain, fiber, or vegetable crops. Such activity whose primary purpose is scale or experimentation shall be classified as a principal land use. Similar activity conducted as a hobby or for a pleasure other than for sale purposes shall be classified as accessory use "Greenhouses".

This activity shall include landscaping, tree trimming, tree removal, and other similar services together with associated equipment and machinery directed toward the care of trees, plants, or lawns.

A licensed facility primarily providing in-patient medical, surgical, or psychiatric care for a period exceeding 24 hours. Hospital facilities may also include out-patient services and the following types of accessory activities: out-patient diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities, offices, laboratories, teaching facilities, meeting areas, cafeterias, maintenance, and parking facilities. This definition includes General Hospitals, Specialized Hospitals, Chronic Hospitals, Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals or Hospices.

(See S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulation 61-16, Standards for Licensing--Hospital and General Infirmaries, and Regulation 61-78, Standards for Licensing--Hospices.)

A building or portion thereof, or a group of buildings, which provides sleeping accommodations, with or without meal service, for transients on a daily or weekly basis, whether such establishment is designated as a hotel, inn, automobile court, motel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist cabin, tourist court, or tourist home.

Land used to produce, for wholesale sale, plants grown in nutrient-enriched water, where no soil is used.

Fresh fruit, vegetables, and agronomic crops (crops such as field corn, soybean, wheat, and oats) grown in, or [which] are characteristic of the Town of Meggett and/or Charleston County. This term specifically excludes livestock, animals, or seafood.

Any motor-driven vehicle, regardless of size, which is incapable of being self-propelled upon the public streets of the Town/County or which does not meet the requirements for operation upon the public streets, including a current motor vehicle registration.

A facility that provides boarding for three or more dogs, cats, or other household pets for a fee, and may include grooming, breeding, training, or selling of animals.

Those facilities, including piping, conduits, outlets, and other appurtenances necessary, for the proper functioning of essential services to a development including water, electricity, gas, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, cable, communications, etc.

Any security which may be required and accepted by the County/Town to ensure that necessary improvements are maintained and will function as required for a specific period of time.

A basin or marine terminal that provides space, docks, moorings and related facilities and services for six (6) or more pleasure boats. Any commercial facility for the wet or dry storage and docking of seaworthy watercraft that provides water access for boats, such as ramps or hoists. The term "marina" also includes any docks, wharves, piers, floats, or any other similar structure erected, installed, placed, or maintained along a shoreline for the purpose of providing a stationary landing for the anchoring, mooring, housing, or storing of four or more watercraft. This definition does not apply to facilities for launching or removing kayaks, canoes, and other non-motorized watercraft.

Any residential dwelling Unit Constructed to Standards and Codes Set Forth by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Article 5401). The term does not include recreational vehicles, travel trailers or motorized homes licensed for travel on highways, nor manufactured housing units designed and built to meet applicable requirements of South Carolina Modular Buildings Construction Act.

A manufactured housing unit that replaces a legally established manufactured housing unit located on an individual lot.

An establishment engaged in the manufacturing, processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods. Natural, man-made, raw, secondary, or partially completed materials may be used. Products may be finished or semi-finished and are generally made for the wholesale market, for transfer to other plants, or to order for firms or consumers. Goods are generally not displayed or sold on site, but if so, this is a subordinate part of sales. Relatively few customers come to the site.

The point at which all possible measures have been undertaken by the applicant, at which point further measures would involve physical or economic hardships that would render a development project unfeasible or would be unreasonable in the judgment of a review or Decision-Making Body.

Elevation 0.0 as determined by the NGVD 29 datum.

An office or clinic for the private practice of health care professionals licensed by the State of South Carolina. The majority of patient encounters in the office or clinic involve examination, diagnosis, treatment, or surgical procedures on an outpatient basis not extending beyond a 24-hour period. This definition excludes any facilities that have been more specifically defined in this Ordinance.

Any services provided by a licensed medical practitioner.

A structure containing both residential and nonresidential uses.

A building including the necessary electrical, plumbing, heating ventilating, and other service systems, manufactured off-site and transported to the point of use for installation or erection, with or without other specified components, as a finished building and not designed for ready removal to another site. This term is not to be limited to residential dwellings.

Every vehicle that is self-propelled that can be licensed and registered to be driven on public streets, roads or rights-of-ways, except mopeds, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.

An operation that produces mulch. Mulch consists of organic substances placed on the earth as a protective covering around plants to retard weed growth and prevent moisture evaporation and freezing of roots.

A registered nonprofit organization displaying, preserving, and/or exhibiting objects of community and cultural interest in one or more of the arts and sciences.

A public display of materials or living things of the outdoors, including the re-creation of natural wildlife habitats native to the Charleston area. This term does not include facilities, such as zoos, where the primary purpose is the display of live animals.

Material written for informational purposes only. This material is non-promotional and does not advertise a business or service.

A natural buffer area is comprised of existing trees and vegetation native to the site prior to development.

A tract of land, designated on a duly recorded subdivision plat, or by duly recorded deed, or by other lawful means, that complied with the lot area, lot width and lot depth standards of the zoning district in which it was located at the time of its creation, but which does not comply with the minimum lot area, lot width or lot depth requirements of the zoning district in which it is now located.

A sign that was legally established but which no longer complies with the Sign Regulations of this Ordinance.

A structure or portion thereof which was lawfully erected or altered, but which does not comply with the bulk and area regulations applicable to new structures in the zoning district in which it is located.

A use which lawfully established and maintained, but which does not comply with the use regulations applicable to new uses in the zoning district in which it is located.

Establishments engaged in the retail sale of products through electronic media, portable stalls, vending machines, door-to-door solicitation, or other means where the customer does not enter a physical store or retail facility. Examples include mail-order houses, online retailers, door-to-door sales, portable kiosks or carts, vending machine operators, and other direct-selling establishments where merchandise is not available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises.

This line is defined by South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management at the date of application and determines their jurisdiction.

The use of a building or a portion of a building for the provision of executive, management, or administrative services. Unless the context clearly suggests a more specific meaning, the term office shall mean any of the following: Government Office, Administrative or Professional Office or Medical Office.

A structure or group of structures offering compartments of varying size for rental to different tenants for the storage of commercial goods or wares, conducting of certain retail trade activities, or provision of those personal or business services permitted by zoning.

Land and water areas retained for use as active or passive recreation areas or for resource protection in an essentially undeveloped state.

The location of bulk items, assemblies or sub-assemblies in areas exposed to weather, in whole or in part, for the end use of further manufacturing process, sale or transportation. This shall include, but not be limited to, open display of transportation vehicles, marine craft, aircraft, manufactured housing units, modules, recreation vehicles, junk yards, or "piggy-back" containers. It does not include uses that are totally enclosed.

Uncovered, horizontal open space on a Zoning lot, which space:

1. Does not include loading or parking areas, driveways, or refuse storage area and is so arranged as to prevent entry by motor vehicles;
2. Is paved, landscaped, or otherwise improved to make it suitable for passive or active outdoor recreational use and in the case of roofs and balconies is so arranged as to be safe for use by children;
3. Is readily accessible to the residents of the building for which it is required; and
4. May include land, balcony, and roof areas.
   

A contiguous lot or tract of land owned and recorded as the property of the same person or persons or controlled by a single entity.

An open area providing off-street parking for the motor vehicles of residents, tourists, customers, or employees on a temporary, daily, or overnight basis.

Parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, recreation facilities, and open spaces available to the general public, either without a fee or under the management or control of a public agency.

Those streets for which the riding surface is constructed of a layer or layers of materials usually comprised of Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete.

The uppermost layer of material placed on the street usually as the wearing or riding surface. The term is used interchangeably with "surface course" or "surfacing" and will usually imply Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete.

A use engaged in the loaning of money on the security of property pledged in the keeping of the pawnbroker, and the incidental sale of such property.

Pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, light bulbs, or other similar moving devices when part of a sign, or when used to draw attention to a business or its signs.

Any manufactured housing unit, modular building unit, or pre-manufactured container unit exceeding 120 square feet in size that is used solely for non-residential purposes.

Individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.

An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of information or instruction relating to a particular subject or hobby. This term excludes any educational services more specifically defined in this Ordinance.

An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal improvements or similar services, excluding any services that have been more specifically defined in this Ordinance.

An establishment primarily engaged in the grooming of household pets.

An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of household pets.

Planning Director shall mean the Director of the Planning Department of Charleston County or the authorized designee or representative of the Director.

The term plants is meant to include seed, seedlings, nursery stock, roots, tubers, bulbs, cuttings, and other plant parts used in the propagation of field crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers, or other plants.

A diagram drawn to an engineering scale showing all essential data pertaining to the boundaries and subdivision of a tract of land as determined by a professional land surveyor.

Postal services, including post offices, bulk mail processing, or sorting centers operated by the United States Postal Service.

A standardized, reusable vessel that is or appears to by (1) originally, specifically or formerly designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement or transportation of freight, articles, goods or commodities, or (2) designed or capable of being mounted or moved on a rail car, or (3) designed for or capable of being mounted on a chassis or bogie for movement by truck trailer or loaded on a ship.

To remain relatively unchanged. In relation to open space, preserved shall mean land placed in a Conservation Easement with a permanent deed restriction that prohibits further development.

The primary or predominant use to which a property is or may be devoted and to which all other uses on the premises are accessory.

A use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting, and similar professions. This term does not include "Medical Office or Clinic" or "Parole or Probation Office."

The office of a doctor, dentist, architect, landscape architect, engineer, surveyor, lawyer or other similar recognized professions.

An area set aside for public use, by any federal, state, or local government.

Any project by or for a public agency using real property, as owner or tenant that falls within the jurisdiction of the Town of Meggett. These public agencies include:

1. Agencies and departments of the State of South Carolina,
2. Counties, county agencies and departments, and
3. Municipalities, municipal agencies, and departments.

The Director of the Department of Public Works for the County of Charleston or his authorized representative.

A storage slip for a boat in a dry stack storage facility.

Railroad yards, equipment servicing facilities, and terminal facilities.

Participatory and spectator-oriented recreation and entertainment uses conducted within an enclosed building, excluding any sexually oriented businesses.

Participatory and spectator-oriented recreation and entertainment uses conducted in open, partially enclosed, or screened facilities, excluding any sexually oriented businesses.

An area or tract of land primarily used for recreational purposes that retains an open air or natural character. Accommodations for temporary occupancy, such as cabins and tents, may be located or placed in these areas. This definition does not include areas for recreational vehicles or motorized campers.

Any boat, boat trailer, camper or other recreational vehicle.

A highway vehicular, portable structure designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses. The term includes camping trailer, motor home, travel trailer, and truck campers; the term does not include manufactured housing units.

Any lot of land upon which two or more recreational vehicle sites are located, established, or maintained for occupancy as temporary living quarters for purposes of recreation or vacation. This term does not include any premises on which unoccupied recreational vehicles, whether new or used, are parked for the purposes of inspection, sale, storage, or repair.

An establishment engaged in the processing, collection and transfer of recyclable materials. Typical recyclable materials include: glass, paper, plastic, cans, motor oil, or other source-separated, non-decayable materials.

A facility used for the collection and transfer, but not the actual processing, of any of the following recyclable materials: glass, paper, plastic, cans, or other source-separated, non-decayable materials. "Recyclable materials" at a Recycling Collection Facility shall not include motor oil, chemicals, household appliances, tires, automobiles, automobile parts, or decayable materials.

A church, synagogue, temple, monastery, convent, retreat center or any permanent or temporary building providing regular, organized religious worship of any denomination and religious education incidental thereto, but excluding private primary or secondary educational facilities day care facilities. A property tax exemption obtained pursuant to state law shall constitute prima facie evidence of religious assembly use.

The internal or external alteration or change, in whole or in part, of a structure or thing that changes its characteristic appearance or the fundamental purpose of its existing design or arrangement and the uses contemplated. Not included in this meaning are the terms "enlargement" and "extension".

The mending or restoration of a building or structure to a sound or good state, at or nearest to its original designed condition, due to decay, dilapidation, damage or partial destruction. Such work shall not change the size or shape in whole or in part of a building or structure to expand a use. It shall include the terms "renovation", "rebuilding" and "reconstruction" for purposes of this Ordinance.

A repair affecting 25 percent or less of the gross floor area of a structure.

An establishment engaged in the repair or servicing of industrial, business or consumer machinery, equipment, tools, scientific or professional instruments, or similar products or by-products. Firms that service consumer goods do so mainly by providing centralized services for separate retail outlets.

An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than firms but excluding vehicle and commercial repair services.

A term including dwellings (dwelling units), rooming and boarding houses, group quarters, and manufactured homes. A residential building is a building containing only residential uses and uses accessory thereto.

1. The breaking of the surface soil to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or removal of ores or mineral solids for sale or processing or consumption in the regular operation of a business;
2. Removal of overburden lying above natural deposits of ore or mineral solids and removal of the mineral deposits exposed, or by removal of ores or mineral solids from deposits lying exposed in their natural state.

Removal of overburden and the mining of limited amounts of ores or mineral solids are not considered mining when done only for the purpose of determining location, quantity, or quality of a natural deposit if no ores or mineral solids removed during exploratory excavation or mining are sold, processed for sale, or consumed in the regular operation of a business and if the affected land does not exceed two acres in area. Mining does not include plants engaged in processing minerals except as the plants are an integral on-site part of the removal of ores or mineral solids from natural deposits. Mining does not include excavation or grading when conducted solely in aid of on-site farming or of on-site construction. Mining does not include dredging operations where the operations are engaged in the harvesting of oysters, clams, or the removal of shells from coastal bottoms.

The unit of local government responsible under South Carolina law for the maintenance of the roadway and/or drainage system; or, in the case of private roadways and/or drainage systems, the owner of the property upon which the roadway and/or drainage system is located; or, if existing, a homeowners' association previously created to maintain the roadway and/or drainage system.

An establishment that offers quick food service, which is accomplished through a limited menu of items already prepared and held for service, or prepared, fried or griddled quickly, or heated in a device such as a microwave oven. A Fast-Food Restaurant generally has one or more of the following characteristics:

1. It serves ready-to-eat foods, frozen desserts, or beverages in edible or paper, plastic or disposable containers;
2. It serves foods that customers carry to the restaurant's seating facilities, to motor vehicles, or off-premises; or
3. It serves foods through a pass-through window, (which includes any and all drive-in restaurants) Alcoholic beverages shall not comprise more than 25 percent of gross receipts.

An establishment engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages for on-premises consumption, where the sales of alcoholic beverages does not comprise more than 25 percent of gross receipts. This definition does not include Fast-Food Restaurants.

An establishment primarily engaged in the sale of new or used products to the general public, but excluding those establishments more specifically defined in this Ordinance.

The entity that is authorized to recommend approval or denial of an application or permit required under this Ordinance.

Land that has been, or is being, dedicated for the construction and maintenance of a road or street. Right-of-way may also be used to identify an area dedicated for use as part of a drainage system or utility corridor.

Major roads include interstates, arterial roads, and collector roads, all as defined in this Ordinance.

A small open-air structure for the retail sale of sweetgrass baskets or indigenous produce grown or produced on the farm where the Roadside Stand is located.

The entire area between the outside limits of construction, including structures, slopes, ramps, intersections, utilities, side ditches, channels, waterways, etc., necessary for proper drainage. This term shall, in general, be considered synonymous with street or road.

Those roads for which the riding surface is constructed of a layer or layers of material usually comprised of compacted rock or other aggregate materials.

A residential building other than a Hotel-Motel in which rooms are provided for compensation for three or more, but not exceeding 20, adult persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner. The rooms must be booked by pre-arrangement for definite periods of time on either a weekly or monthly basis.

Facilities for the conduct of public safety and emergency services.

A road or highway designated scenic by the Town of Meggett, Charleston County or by the State of South Carolina.

An establishment primarily engaged in the storage, retail or wholesale sale, assembling, dismantling, sorting, distributing, or other processing of scrap, used equipment, mechanical components, or waste materials.

(See "BUFFERS")

A combination of screening elements, approved by the Planning Director, designed to substantially or completely obscure horizontal views between abutting or adjacent properties. When plant materials are used for screening, the screening shall be opaque at the time of plant maturity.

A combination of screening elements in compliance with the requirements of Article 9.5 designed to partially obscure horizontal views between abutting or adjacent properties.

Storage services primarily for personal effects and household goods within enclosed storage areas having individual access, but excluding use as workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity.

A required minimum distance from a lot line or street right-of-way that establishes an area within which a structure shall not be erected.

The setback measured from a street right-of-way.

The setback measured from any interior lot line.

The setback measured from the rear lot line, or from the Office of Coastal Resources Management (OCRM) Critical Line if the rear lot line is not located on high ground.

Any setback other than the rear or front setback.

A non-lateral line connecting development to a sewage collector or trunk line.

A Short Term Rental (STR) is a residential dwelling or Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), otherwise in compliance with the Town's zoning ordinance, converted into a STR that may be rented for a period of between one (1) and twenty-nine (29) days. (“Short Term Rental” or “STR”). STRs may include primary residences or ADUs. STRs do not include camping sites, treehouses, mobile structures or any other potential type of STR (except as noted herein), all of which are prohibited.

A self-supporting perennial plant of low stature characterized by multiple stems and branches running continuous from the base.

Any device or representation for visual communication that is used to announce, direct attention, or advertise, and which is located on or attached to the premises, real property, structures on real property, or a vehicle and which is visible from a public street or way.

A sign advertising a person, business, service, event or other activity that is no longer available or a sign containing inaccurate or outdated information.

A sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted, or to a principal commodity, service or entertainment sold or offered on the premises where such sign is located. The term includes business signs, bulletin boards, home occupation signs, nameplates, and real estate signs.

A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment which is entirely or primarily conducted, sold, or offered elsewhere than on the lot on which the sign is located.

Any sign so designed as to facilitate or permit the rotation, oscillation, or other movement of the sign or of any of its visible parts.

The entire area within a continuous perimeter, enclosing the extreme limits of sign display, including any frame or border. Curved, spherical, or any other shaped sign face shall be computed on the basis of actual surface area. The area of signs composed of individual letters, numerals, or other devices shall be the sum of the area of the smallest rectangle or other geometric figure encompassing each of said letters or devices. Area devoted to required house numbers shall not be included in the calculation of maximum sign area. The calculation for a double-faced sign shall be the area of one face only. Double-faced signs shall be constructed so that both faces are either parallel or have an interior angle of less than 90 degrees, and the two faces shall not be more than 12 inches apart.

Any lighted or electrical sign that emits light in sudden transitory bursts. For purposes of this Ordinance, strobe lights in window fronts visible from public rights-of-way are included in this definition. On/off time and temperature signs and message boards are not considered flashing signs for the purpose of this Ordinance.

A sign supported by a sign structure secured in the ground and which is wholly independent of any building, other than the sign structure, for support. A sign on a fence shall be considered a freestanding sign.

The vertical distance measured from the street grade elevation at the base of the sign structure to the highest point of the sign structure.

A sign designed to give forth artificial light or to reflect artificial light from a source incorporated in or associated with such sign.

Signs of such size, location, movement, content, coloring or of a manner of illumination that could be confused with or construed to be traffic control devices; or hide from view any traffic or street signal; or obstruct the view in any direction from a street intersection.

Signs that imitate official traffic signs or signals or signs that contain the words 'stop', 'go', 'danger', 'slow', 'caution', 'warning', or similar words in such a fashion as to imitate official traffic signs or signals.

Any sign that contains damaged or defective parts, or otherwise presents an unsightly appearance due to lack of maintenance.

Signs erected or displayed in a marsh area or on land subject to periodic inundation by tidal action.

A free-standing sign with a sign (support) structure that: (1) is designed as one architecturally unified and proportional element with the sign itself, (2) is at least 90 percent of the width of the sign face and (3) is solid from grade at the base of the sign to the top of the sign structure.

Any sign located or proposed to be located at any place other than within the same platted parcel of land on which the specific business or activity being identified on such sign is itself located or conducted.

A sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted, or to a principal commodity, service or entertainment sold or offered on the premises where such sign is located.

A free-standing sign with a sign (support) structure that: (1) is designed as one architecturally unified and proportional element with the sign itself, (2) is at least 50 percent of the width of the sign face and (3) is solid from grade at the base of the sign to the top of the sign structure.

Signs which usually rest on the ground on wheels or metal legs and may be temporarily anchored by weights and/or cables attached to stakes driven into the ground.

Temporary sign advertising the real property upon which the sign is located for rent or lease or sale; advertising a business or businesses to be located on the premises; or advertising the architect, contractor, developer, finance organization, subcontractor or material vendor upon which property such individual is furnishing labor, services or material.

Any sign erected upon, against, or directly above a roof or roof eave, or on or above any architectural appendage above the roof or roof eave.

A non-permitted sign pasted or attached to utility poles, trees, fences, or other locations.

Signs that are not permanently attached to a building, other structures or the ground and do not meet structural standards recognized and enforced by the Charleston County Building Inspections Services Department.

A permanent or temporary sign affixed, painted on, or placed in or upon any parked vehicle, parked trailer or other parked device capable of being towed, which is displayed to attract the attention of the motoring public or pedestrian traffic.

A sign painted on or attached to the outside of a building, and erected parallel to the face of a building and supported throughout its length by such building.

The cultivation of a forest for the purpose of harvesting timber.

The use of a site for two or more dwelling units, constructed with common or abutting walls and each located on a separate lot. Also known as townhouses or rowhouses.

The use of a site for only one dwelling unit, other than a manufactured housing unit, that is not attached to any other dwelling units.

An establishment primarily engaged in the boarding of household pets within an enclosed building.

An establishment providing meeting, recreational, or social facilities for a nonprofit association, primarily for use by members and guests of youth organizations, fraternal organizations, and other similar groups. This use does not include any type of residential facility, such as fraternity or sorority houses.

A building, structure, or grounds, or portion thereof, which is owned by or leased to private organizations, social clubs, or non-profit associations for meeting, recreational, or social purposes. The use of such premises is restricted to the members of these organizations and their guests.

An exception issued by the Board of Zoning Appeals authorizing a particular use in a specified location within a Zoning district, upon demonstrating that such use complies with all the conditions and standards specified by the Zoning and Land Development Regulations.

An establishment that specializes in a specific aspect of construction. This includes, but is not limited to, building equipment or other machinery installation contractors, carpentry contractors, concrete contractors, drywall, plastering, acoustical or insulation contractors, electrical contractors, excavation contractors, masonry or stone contractors, painting or wall covering contractors, plumbing, heating or air-conditioning contractors, roofing, siding or sheet metal contractors, and tile marble, terrazzo or mosaic contractors.

A building or land where horses are kept for commercial use including, but not limited to: boarding, breeding, raising, rehabilitation, riding, training and/or performing of horses, by the owners, occupants or Persons other than the owners or occupants of the premises.

A vehicular way, which may also serve in part as a way for pedestrian traffic, whether called a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, alley, mall, or other designation, including the entire area within the right-of-way.

A street used primarily or designed to conduct traffic between communities and activity centers, and to connect communities to major state and interstate highways. An arterial is a primary road characterized by high traffic volumes and high speeds.

A street used or designed to carry traffic from minor streets to arterial or major streets for purposes of this Ordinance. Such streets include those designated as collectors in any Comprehensive Plan or element thereof officially adopted.

A lot line separating a street from a lot.

A street other than an arterial street or collector street used or designated primarily to provide access to abutting property. The term includes marginal access streets which are generally parallel and adjacent to arterial streets, serve abutting properties and provide protection from friction with through traffic. The term minor street includes loop streets and cul-de-sac streets.

Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground, or which is attached to something having a more or less permanent location on the ground.

A street that intersects another local street and extends, usually one lot deep, to the property line of the development or rear of the block being developed.

All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, or building development, and includes all division of land involving a new street or change in existing streets, and includes re-subdivision which would involve the further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law; or, the alteration of any streets or the establishment of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, and includes combination of lots of record.

The top surface of a roadbed upon which the roadway structure and shoulders are constructed.

Any structure that is used for storage that is portable and does not have a door or other entranceway into a dwelling unit and that does not have water fixtures within its confines, the use of which is limited solely to storage of inanimate objects.

Any self-supporting woody plant having a single trunk or trunks of two inches DBH or greater and usually having branches.

A fence or wall at least four feet in height that ensures the protection of protected and grand trees during development.

Any building, premises, or land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, storage, or repair of commercial vehicles is conducted or rendered, including the dispensing of motor fuels or other petroleum products directly into motor vehicles and the sale of accessories or equipment for trucks and similar commercial vehicles. Any overnight accommodations and restaurant facilities primarily for the use of truck crews shall be considered as a separate use and shall follow the use requirements for that particular use as provided for in this Ordinance.

Any approved tree having a maximum spread of twenty (20) feet at the time of maturity.

A principal use allowed without the requirement of a Special Exception.

A provider of electricity, gas, water, sewage service, telephone, cable or other similar service for principal development, and the provider of the service is publicly regulated.

Facilities and structures that are necessary for the generation, transmission, and/or distribution of utilities to support principal development, such as generation facilities, electrical and telephone switching facilities, electric substations, pumping stations, sewage collection or disposal facilities, water or sewage treatment plants, water storage tanks, sewage collector or trunk lines, water mains, and similar facilities.

Minor structures, such as lines and poles, that are necessary to distribute utilities and provide service.

A relaxation by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the dimensional regulations of the Ordinance where such action will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the results of actions or the situation of the applicant, a literal enforcement of this code would result in unnecessary and undue hardship; and such variance is consistent with Section 6.29.800 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, Title 6, Chapter 29.

The rental or leasing of automobiles, light or medium trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or utility trailers, including incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing. This use does not include boats or other watercraft.

An establishment that primarily provides service to automobiles, light and medium trucks, motorcycles or recreational vehicles. These services include the maintenance, repair, or refinishing of motor vehicles, including both minor and major mechanical overhauling, paint and body work. Generally, the customer does not wait at the site while the service or repair is being performed. This term excludes any dismantling or scrap and salvage service.

The sale of automobiles, light or medium trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or boats, including incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing.

An establishment that provides direct services to motor vehicles where the driver or passengers generally wait in the vehicle or nearby while the service is performed.

An establishment offering long- or short-term storage of operating vehicles or vehicles contracted for repair. This term excludes any dismantling, scrap and salvage service, or junked vehicle yards.

An establishment offering veterinary services and hospitals for animals.

A structural device erected to serve as an architectural element, landscape element, visual screen or physical barrier.

An establishment engaged in the storage or movement of goods, such as manufactured products, supplies, equipment or food. This term excludes bulk storage of materials that are inflammable or explosive or that create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions. Goods are generally delivered to other firms or the final consumer, except for some will-call pickups. There is little on-site sales activity with the customer present.

Uses that collect or receive solid or liquid waste for disposal, treatment, transfer to another location, or production of energy from the waste. This term does not include uses otherwise defined as utilities.

Property within 500 feet of any river, tidal wetland or waterway, including saltwater marshes. Property abutting freshwater wetlands shall not be considered "waterfront" property.

A non-lateral line connecting development to a water main.

Those areas of land that are inundated or saturated by fresh water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions and delineated as freshwater wetlands by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

An establishment engaged in the wholesale sale of products primarily intended for industrial, institutional, or commercial businesses. The uses emphasize on-site sales or order taking, and often include display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but sales to the general public are limited. Products may be picked up on-site or delivered to the customer.

Any review or evaluation by the Planning Director, in written form, concerning the Town of Meggett Zoning and Land Development Regulations, Comprehensive Plan, or any other relevant documents.

A specifically delineated geographic area or zone in the Town of Meggett within which uniform development regulations and requirements govern the use, density, and the placement, spacing, or size of buildings.

A permit issued by the Town of Meggett that acknowledges that the intended land use, structure, building, or construction complies with the provisions of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations or authorized variance therefrom.

A facility where live animals are kept for display.