No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

(1985 Code, § 9-26) Penalty, see § 158.999

   No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking.

(1985 Code, § 9-27)

   Only one (1) principal building and its customary accessory buildings may hereinafter be erected on any lot under single ownership except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

(1985 Code, § 9-28) Penalty, see § 158.999

   No principal building shall be erected on any lot which does not have immediate frontage on at least one (1) public street or road for a distance of not less than 25 feet if the lots are on a cul-de-sac. All other lots must meet the lot width provisions of §§ 158.130 through 158.145. Except for street frontage, all cul-de-sac lots must meet all other setback requirements of this chapter.

(1985 Code, § 9-29) Penalty, see § 158.999

   In the event a screen, wall, fence, planted dividing strip or any other type of buffer is required by this chapter for any use or is required by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the screen, wall and the like will be subject to periodic inspections by the Zoning Administrator to determine that the required walls, fences and the like, being properly maintained. In the case of landscaping, all planted material shall be maintained in a healthy, growing condition, neat and orderly in appearance. Failure to maintain the required walls, fences and the like to an acceptable standard may be deemed a violation of this chapter.

(1985 Code, § 9-30) Penalty, see § 158.999

   In Residential Zones designated R-1, when public sewage is not available, the minimum lot or parcel size will be one-half (1/2) of an acre or as determined by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s septic tank installation requirements, whichever is greater.

(1985 Code, § 9-31) (Am. Ord. passed 8-16-2011)

   Subdivisions, see Ch. 151

   Subdivision of property less than ten (10) acres in an area for the purpose of erecting mobile homes for use other than owner occupied purposes shall be prohibited. Over ten (10) acres must comply with the Mobile Home Park Chapter, Chapter 152.

(1985 Code, § 9-32) Penalty, see § 158.999

   Unless otherwise stated, all requirements for this Zoning Chapter shall be complied with before occupancy and use of the building, structure or land shall be permitted.

(1985 Code, § 9-33) Penalty, see § 158.999

   (A)   All dumpsters, trash cans, trash bins, trash receptacles and any other device designed for the temporary or permanent collection and maintenance of trash, garbage or refuse which device shall be located within a commercial district within the town shall be screened in a way as to be totally out of sight of any public road or street. Screening material shall be manmade. The material shall be placed on the property in an orderly fashion so the applicable receptacle shall be totally invisible from public view.

   (B)   All trash, garbage, refuse or any other waste material located within a commercial district within the town shall be kept and maintained in a way so that it does not escape from its receptacle. The trash, litter, garbage or other refuse on any commercial district shall be at all times maintained in an appropriate receptacle until a time as it is able to be collected and removed from the property.

   (C)   Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both.

(Ord. passed 5-20-2002)