H 5141 General Bill, By Rivers, Hagood, R. Brown and F.N. Smith

Similar(H 5140)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 5-3-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A MUNICIPALITY ANNEXES PROPERTY IN A COUNTY
 THAT HAS A LAND USE OR ZONING POLICY, PLAN, REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE, AND THE
 MUNICIPALITY DENSITY ALLOWANCE OR REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR A GREATER DENSITY THAN
 THE COUNTY ALLOWS, THEN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY NOT PROVIDE CURB
 CUTS, ENGINEERING SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO
 FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ANNEXED.

   05/16/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   05/16/06  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-23

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-3-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A MUNICIPALITY ANNEXES PROPERTY IN A COUNTY THAT HAS A LAND USE OR ZONING POLICY, PLAN, REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE, AND THE MUNICIPALITY DENSITY ALLOWANCE OR REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR A GREATER DENSITY THAN THE COUNTY ALLOWS, THEN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY NOT PROVIDE CURB CUTS, ENGINEERING SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ANNEXED.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 5-3-380.    When a municipality annexes property in a county that has a land use or zoning policy, plan, regulation, or ordinance, and the municipality density allowance or regulations allow for a greater density than the county allows, then the Department of Transportation may not provide curb cuts, engineering services, or any other expenditure of public funds to facilitate the development of the area annexed."

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