Walterboro City Zoning Code

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Published in 2017 by Order of the City Council

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Adopted: August 14, 2012

Effective: August 14, 2012

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PREFACE

This Unified Development Ordinance constitutes a publication of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Walterboro, South Carolina.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the Unified Development Ordinance adopted by the City Council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the Ordinance, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been divided into parts, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a period. The figure before the period refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the period refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1.2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6.1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6.1 and 6.2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6.1.5.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The number to the left of the dash is an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the dash represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the dash indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the dash indicates the letter of the appendix.

Indexes

The indexes have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Peggy Lamar, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Jeff Molinari, City Manager for his cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Unified Development Ordinance which will make the active law of the City readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the City's affairs.

Copyright

All editorial enhancements of this Unified Development Ordinance are copyrighted by Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Walterboro, South Carolina. Editorial enhancements include, but are not limited to: organization; table of contents; section catchlines; prechapter section analyses; editor's notes; cross references; state law references; numbering system; code comparative table; state law reference table; and index. Such material may not be used or reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Walterboro, South Carolina.

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ORDINANCE # 2012-09

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 21, ZONING, OF THE 2003 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS WELL AS TO REPEAL CHAPTERS 17 AND 24, FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL AND PLANNING, OF THE 2010 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO REPLACE SAID CHAPTER 24 WITH A REVISED CHAPTER 24, ENTITLED "PLANNING" WHICH CONTAINS THE "CITY OF WALTERBORO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE", AS WELL AS TO REPEAL OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CODES THAT CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED CHAPTER 24.

WHEREAS, the City of Walterboro is hereby adopting a revised Land Development and Zoning regulation entitled "City of Walterboro Unified Development Ordinance"; and

WHEREAS, the current Code of Ordinances for the City of Walterboro includes several provisions pertaining to zoning matters; and

WHEREAS, the City of Walterboro Unified Development Ordinance being adopted by this Ordinance was written and compiled at the direction of and under the supervision of the City of Walterboro Planning Commission, which has recommended its adoption, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WALTERBORO, IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED:

SECTION I

The Code entitled "City of Walterboro Unified Development Ordinance" (UDO), prepared by Benchmark CMR, Incorporated, and dated July 19, 2012, is adopted.

SECTION II

All ordinances of a general and permanent nature pertaining to city planning and zoning enacted on or before the date of the final adoption of this ordinance, and not included in the UDO or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:

Specifically, Chapters, Articles, Sections, Subsections and the like from the 2003 Code of Ordinances that remained in effect after the adoption of the 2010 Code of Ordinances as follows:

Section 13.201, subsections (a) and (b), as previously amended.

Section 18.320, Heavy Vehicles Prohibited, as previously amended.

And Chapters, Articles, Sections, Subsections and the like from the 2010 Code of Ordinances as follows:

Chapter 14, Article II, Tree Protection, as previously amended.

Chapter 17, Flood Damage Control.

Chapter 24, Planning.

PROVIDED, NEVERTHELESS, Section 2.7.3 Historic Preservation Overlay (HP-O) is deleted from the Ordinance and not adopted at this time;

PROVIDED, FURTHER NEVERTHELESS, the below listed overlay zones and the guideline pertaining thereto as previously adopted are not repealed and shall continue in full force and effect and shall govern the areas within their respective boundaries as previously adopted. The overlay zones to remain in full force and effect are:

Hickory Valley National Historic District; Walterboro National Historic District; and Downtown Improvement District.

SECTION III

The repeal provided for in Section II hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

SECTION IV

This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.

DONE, this 14 ^th day of August, 2012.

ATTEST:

First Reading: June 12, 2012

Public Hearing: July 16, 2012

Second Reading: August 14, 2012