S*694 Session 106 (1985-1986)
S*0694(Rat #0532, Act #0475 of 1986) General Bill, By W.E. Applegate
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
5-23-43 so as to provide for subdivision regulations for reservation and
dedication of land for public recreational purposes or the payment of cash
contributions earmarked in lieu of those purposes and to require a local
governing body to adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of this
Section in order to avail itself of the powers conferred by Article 1 of
Chapter 23 of Title 5 (Zoning) and establish what must be contained in the
regulation; Section 5-23-45 so as to authorize the Zoning Commission in
accorance with a Central Business District Parking Facility Plan and Program,
to recommend to the local legislative body regulations which permit reduction
or waiver of parking requirements within such district in return for cash
contributions or dedication of land earmarked for public parking spaces;
Section 5-23-47 so as to authorize the local governing body after review by
the Zoning Commission to adopt conditional use regulations for planned
residential, commercial, and community facility developments authorized
pursuant to the zoning ordinances; Section 5-23-605 so as to provide for
subdivision regulations for reservation and dedication of land for public
recreational purposes or the payment of cash contributions earmarked in lieu
of those purposes and to require a local governing body to adopt regulations
in accordance with the provisions of this Section in order to avail itself of
the powers conferred by Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 5 (Planning
Commissions) and establish what must be contained in the regulation; Section
5-23-685 so as to authorize the local governing body after review by the
Zoning Commission to adopt conditional use regulations for planned
residential, commercial, and community facility developments authorized
pursuant to the zoning ordinances; Section 5-23-687 so as to authorize the
Zoning Commission in accordance with a Central Business District Parking
Facility Plan and Program to recommend to the local legislative body
regulations which permit reduction or waiver of parking requirements within
such district in return for cash contributions or dedications of land
earmarked for public parking spaces; to amend Section 5-23-20, relating to the
division of a municipality into zoning districts, so as to add to the powers
conferred upon a municipal governing body the authority to require off-street
parking and loading and to provide that the regulations established pursuant
to this Section may provide that land, buildings, and structures and the uses
thereof, which are lawful at the time of enactment or amendment of zoning
regulations, may be continued; to amend Section 5-23-60, relating to the
recommendations for zoning amendments made by the Zoning Commission, so as to
authorize the Commission to recommend to the municipal governing body approval
of conditional permits authorized by the zoning ordinance; to amend Section
5-23-620, relating to the contents of regulations governing land subdivisions,
so as to make a technical amendment; and to amend Section 5-23-680, relating
to the recommendations for zoning amendments made by the Planning Commission
to the municipal governing body, so as to authorize the Commission to
recommend the approval of conditional permits.-amended title
06/05/85 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-2820
06/05/85 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-2821
02/05/86 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-453
02/06/86 Senate Read second time SJ-515
02/06/86 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-515
02/12/86 Senate Amended SJ-571
02/12/86 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-572
02/13/86 House Introduced and read first time HJ-704
02/13/86 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry HJ-706
05/07/86 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
Commerce and Industry HJ-2853
05/13/86 House Debate adjourned HJ-3017
05/20/86 House Amended HJ-3140
05/20/86 House Read second time HJ-3141
05/21/86 House Read third time HJ-3169
05/21/86 House Returned HJ-3169
05/23/86 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-3003
06/04/86 Ratified R 532
06/05/86 Signed By Governor
06/05/86 Effective date 06/05/86
06/05/86 Act No. 475
06/20/86 Copies available
(A475, R532, S694)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
5-23-43 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR RESERVATION AND
DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OR THE PAYMENT OF CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS EARMARKED IN LIEU OF THOSE PURPOSES AND TO REQUIRE A LOCAL
GOVERNING BODY TO ADOPT REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION IN ORDER TO AVAIL ITSELF OF THE POWERS CONFERRED BY ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER
23 OF TITLE 5 (ZONING) AND ESTABLISH WHAT MUST BE CONTAINED IN THE REGULATION;
SECTION 5-23-45 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ZONING COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PARKING FACILITY PLAN AND PROGRAM, TO RECOMMEND TO THE
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY REGULATIONS WHICH PERMIT REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN RETURN FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OR DEDICATION OF LAND EARMARKED FOR
PUBLIC PARKING SPACES; SECTION 5-23-47 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE LOCAL GOVERNING
BODY AFTER REVIEW BY THE ZONING COMMISSION TO ADOPT CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS
FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND COMMUNITY FACILITY DEVELOPMENTS
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES; SECTION 5-23-605 SO AS TO PROVIDE
FOR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR RESERVATION AND DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PUBLIC
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OR THE PAYMENT OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS EARMARKED IN LIEU OF
THOSE PURPOSES AND TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNING BODY TO ADOPT REGULATIONS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO AVAIL ITSELF OF THE
POWERS CONFERRED BY ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 5 (PLANNING COMMISSIONS) AND
ESTABLISH WHAT MUST BE CONTAINED IN THE REGULATION; SECTION 5-23-685 SO AS TO
AUTHORIZE THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY AFTER REVIEW BY THE ZONING COMMISSION TO ADOPT
CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND COMMUNITY
FACILITY DEVELOPMENTS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES; SECTION
5-23-687 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ZONING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT PARKING FACILITY PLAN AND PROGRAM COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND TO THE LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE BODY REGULATIONS WHICH PERMIT REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF PARKING
REQUIREMENTS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT IN RETURN FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OR DEDICATIONS
OF LAND EARMARKED FOR PUBLIC PARKING SPACES; TO AMEND SECTION 5-23-20, RELATING
TO THE DIVISION OF A MUNICIPALITY INTO ZONING DISTRICTS, SO AS TO ADD TO THE
POWERS CONFERRED UPON MUNICIPAL GOVERNING THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE OFF-STREET
PARKING AND LOADING AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION MAY PROVIDE THAT LAND, BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES AND THE USES
THEREOF, WHICH ARE LAWFUL AT THE TIME OF ENACTMENT OR AMENDMENT OF ZONING
REGULATIONS, MAY BE CONTINUED; TO AMEND SECTION 5-23-60, RELATING TO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ZONING AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE ZONING COMMISSION, SO AS TO
AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND TO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY APPROVAL
OF CONDITIONAL PERMITS AUTHORIZED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE; TO AMEND SECTION
5-23-620, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING LAND SUBDIVISIONS,
SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5-23-680, RELATING TO
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ZONING AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND THE
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL PERMITS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-23-43. Subdivision regulations may further provide for
reservation and dedication of land for parks, playgrounds, or other public
recreational purposes or the payment of cash contributions earmarked for such
purposes in lieu thereof, but only after the adoption by the local governing body
of a comprehensive park and recreation plan which includes guidelines for
preferred open-space reservation locations. In order to avail itself of the
powers conferred by this article, the governing body must adopt regulations in
accordance with this Section."
The regulations must provide that a subdivider of land dedicate land areas,
sites and locations for park, playgrounds or other public recreational purposes,
as are reasonably necessary to serve the proposed subdivision and the future
residents thereof. The land required to be dedicated shall bear a reasonable
relationship to the impact on park, playground and recreational needs posed by
the anticipated number of future developments in the area subdivided. The
regulations must set forth the standards to be applied in determining the amount
of land that is required to be dedicated, which standards must be based upon the
number and type of dwelling units or structures to be included in each
subdivision and upon studies and surveys conducted by the local governing body
to determine the need, if any, for parks, playgrounds, or other recreational
purposes generated by the proposed future subdivisions and residents thereof.
The local governing body may also adopt, as part of its subdivision control
regulations, provisions requiring a subdivider, in lieu of such dedication, to
pay to the local governing body a sum of money equal to the value of land that
would otherwise be required to be so dedicated, where the local governing body
determines that it would not be in the public interest to accept a dedication in
connection with a particular proposed subdivision. The regulations must set forth
the standards to be applied in determining when it is not in the public interest
to accept a dedication. The regulations must provide that the in lieu fee to be
paid by a subdivider be based upon the per acre value of the actual land
subdivided.
The regulations must also provide for the manner of making payment. The
regulations may provide that the payment be deferred or made in installments
following approval of a subdivision plat, and may require the posting of a good
and sufficient surety bond guaranteeing the payment thereof. All funds so
received must be held by the local governing body in a special account which must
be applied and used only for the purpose of acquiring park, playground and
recreational sites for the benefit of the future residents of the subdivision for
which the payment was made.
The regulations may also provide that the dedication of land, or the payment
of a fee in lieu thereof, may be waived, partially or entirely, where a
subdivider provides private open space for park, playground and recreational
purposes, which space is to be privately owned and maintained by future residents
of the subdivision, where it is found to be in the public interest to do so,
based upon standards adopted by the local governing body.
The regulations must also provide that the local governing body or an agency
thereof, shall have the final decision in selecting the location of land areas
to be dedicated for park, playground and recreational purposes. In exercising
such authority, the local governing body must take into consideration the
variations, the relative desirability and the market value of the land that may
be required to be dedicated within the area of any particular proposed
subdivision, so as to lessen any adverse impacts upon the subdivision and the
subdivider."
"Section 5-23-45. In accordance with a central business district parking
facility plan and program, which includes guidelines for preferred parking
locations and indicates prohibited parking areas, the zoning commission may
recommend and the local legislative body may adopt, regulations which permit the
reduction or waiver of parking requirements within such district in return for
cash contributions or dedications of land earmarked for provision of public
parking spaces which contributions or dedications must be used within the
district and may not be used for any other purpose. Such cash contribution or
the value of the land shall not exceed the approximate cost to build the required
spaces that would have incurred had not the reduction or waiver been
granted."
"Section 5-23-47. The local governing body after review by the zoning
commission may, adopt conditions with respect to use, hereafter called
conditional use regulations, for planned residential, commercial, and community
facility developments authorized pursuant to the zoning ordinance. The
conditional use permits are intended to encourage good community site planning
for large residential, commercial, and community facility developments that are
planned as a unit, where district regulations may impose rigidities and thereby
prevent achievement of a better site plan within overall zoning bulk and density
controls. Conditional use regulations authorized under the provisions of this
section may provide for variations from district regulations concerning use,
setbacks, lot size, density, bulk and other district requirements to accommodate
flexibility in the arrangement of dwellings, shops, vegetation, open spaces,
covered malls, parking, institutional facilities, and ancillary structures on the
land for the general purpose of promoting and protecting public health, safety,
and general welfare."
SECTION 1A. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-23-605. Subdivision regulations may further provide for
reservation and dedication of land for parks, playgrounds, or other public
recreational purposes or the payment of cash contributions earmarked for such
purposes in lieu thereof, but only after the adoption by the local governing body
of a comprehensive park and recreation plan which includes guidelines for
preferred open-space reservation locations. In order to avail itself of the
powers conferred by this article, the governing body must adopt regulations in
accordance with this Section." The regulations must provide that a
subdivider of land dedicate land areas, sites and locations for park, playgrounds
or other public recreational purposes, as are reasonably necessary to serve the
proposed subdivision and the future residents thereof. The land required to be
dedicated shall bear a reasonable relationship to the impact on park, playground
and recreational needs posed by the anticipated number of future developments in
the area subdivided. The regulations must set forth the standards to be applied
in determining the amount of land that is required to be dedicated, which
standards must be based upon the number and type of dwelling units or structures
to be included in each subdivision and upon studies and surveys conducted by the
local governing body to determine the need, if any, for parks, playgrounds, or
other recreational purposes generated by the proposed future subdivisions and
residents thereof.
The local governing body may also adopt, as part of its subdivision control
regulations, provisions requiring a subdivider, in lieu of such dedication, to
pay to the local governing body a sum of money equal to the value of land that
would otherwise be required to be so dedicated, where the local governing body
determines that it would not be in the public interest to accept a dedication in
connection with a particular proposed subdivision. The regulations must set forth
the standards to be applied in determining when it is not in the public interest
to accept a dedication. The regulations must provide that the in lieu fee to be
paid by a subdivider be based upon the per acre value of the actual land
subdivided.
The regulations must also provide for the manner of making payment. The
regulations may provide that the payment be deferred or made in installments
following approval of a subdivision plat, and may require the posting of a good
and sufficient surety bond guaranteeing the payment thereof. All funds so
received must be held by the local governing body in a special account which must
be applied and used only for the purpose of acquiring park, playground and
recreational sites for the benefit of the future residents of the subdivision for
which the payment was made.
The regulations may also provide that the dedication of land, or the payment
of a fee in lieu thereof, may be waived, partially or entirely, where a
subdivider provides private open space for park, playground and recreational
purposes, which space is to be privately owned and maintained by future residents
of the subdivision, where it is found to be in the public interest to do so,
based upon standards adopted by the local governing body.
The regulations must also provide that the local governing body or an agency
thereof, shall have the final decision in selecting the location of land areas
to be dedicated for park, playground and recreational purposes. In exercising
such authority, the local governing body must take into consideration the
variations, the relative desirability and the market value of the land that may
be required to be dedicated within the area of any particular proposed
subdivision, so as to lessen any adverse impacts upon the subdivision and the
subdivider.
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-23-685. The local governing body after review by the zoning
commission may, adopt conditions with respect to use, hereafter called
conditional use regulations, for planned residential, commercial, and community
facility developments authorized pursuant to the zoning ordinance. The
conditional use permits are intended to encourage good community site planning
for large residential, commercial, and community facility developments that are
planned as a unit, where district regulations may impose rigidities and thereby
prevent achievement of a better site plan within overall zoning bulk and density
controls. Conditional use regulations authorized under the provisions of this
section may provide for variations from district regulations concerning use,
setbacks, lot size, density, bulk and other district requirements to accommodate
flexibility in the arrangement of dwellings, shops, vegetation, open spaces,
covered malls, parking, institutional facilities, and ancillary structures on the
land for the general purpose of promoting and protecting public health, safety,
and general welfare. "
"Section 5-23-687. In accordance with a central business district parking
facility plan and program, which includes guidelines for preferred parking
locations and indicates prohibited parking areas, the zoning commission may
recommend and the local legislative body may adopt, regulations which permit the
reduction or waiver of parking requirements within such district in return for
cash contributions or dedications of land earmarked for provision of public
parking spaces which contributions or dedications must be used within the
district and may not be used for any other purpose. Such cash contribution or
the value of the land shall not exceed the approximate cost to build the required
spaces that would have incurred had not the reduction or waiver been
granted."
SECTION 3. Section 5-23-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-23-20. For any or all of the purposes provided in Section
5-23-10, the local municipal governing body may divide the municipality into
districts of such number, shape, and area as may be considered best suited to
carry out the purposes of this article. Within the districts it may regulate and
restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use
of buildings, structures, or land. It may require off-street parking and
loading. All the regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building
throughout each district, except as provided in Section 5-23-47, but the
regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. The
regulations may provide that land, buildings, and structures and the uses thereof
which are lawful at the time of enactment or amendment of zoning regulations may
be continued although not in conformity with the regulations or amendments,
hereinafter called a nonconformity. The municipal governing body, upon
recommendation of the zoning commission, may provide in the zoning ordinance for
the continuance, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of
nonconformities."
SECTION 4. Section 5-23-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-23-60. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this
article the municipal governing body shall appoint a commission to be known as
the zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original
districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced in the districts. The
commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings on the
districts before submitting its final report and the governing body shall not
hold its public hearing or take action until it has received the final report of
the commission. When a city planning commission already exists, it may be
appointed as the zoning commission. The zoning commission may further recommend
to the municipal governing body approval of conditional permits authorized
pursuant to the zoning ordinance."
SECTION 5. Section 5-23-620 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-23-620. The regulations may include provisions as to the extent
to which streets and other ways are graded and improved and to which water,
sewer, and other utility mains, piping, or other facilities must be installed as
a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice
of the commission may provide for tentative approval of the plat previous to the
installation, but a tentative approval is revocable and must not be entered on
the plat. In lieu of the completion of the improvements and utilities prior to
the final approval of the plat, the commission may accept a bond with adequate
surety to secure to the municipality the actual construction and installation of
the improvements or utilities at a time and according to specifications fixed by
or in accordance with the regulations of the commission. The municipality may
enforce the bond by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies."
SECTION 6. Section 5-23-680 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-23-680. The planning commission may, from time to time,
recommend to the municipal governing body amendments of the zoning ordinance or
map or additions to it to conform to the commission's recommendations for the
zoning regulation of the territory comprised within approved subdivisions. The
planning commission may further recommend to the governing body approval of
conditional permits authorized pursuant to the zoning ordinance."
SECTION 7. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |