South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 4953

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cogswell and Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22984zw17.docx

Introduced in the House on February 15, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Zoning appeals mediation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/15/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 63)
   2/15/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 63)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/15/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-29-915, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ZONING APPEAL PRELITIGATION MEDIATION, SO AS TO CHANGE FROM MANDATORY TO DISCRETIONARY A MOTION MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER TO INTERVENE AS A PARTY EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PERSON HAS A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN THE DECISION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 6-29-915(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 39 of 2003, is amended to read:

"(A)    If a property owner files a notice of appeal with a request for prelitigation mediation, the request for mediation must be granted and the mediation must be conducted in accordance with South Carolina Circuit Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and this section. A person who is not the owner of the property may petition to intervene as a party, and this motion must may be granted if the person has a substantial interest in the decision of the board of architectural review."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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