South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 207

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3045dw03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Zoning, local governing bodies to adopt plans regulating location of public and private facility licensed and regulated by the state

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   1/16/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-29-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS FOR ZONING PURPOSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY GOVERNING BODY SHALL ADOPT A ZONING PLAN THAT REGULATES THE LOCATION OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FACILITY THAT IS LICENSED AND REGULATED BY THE STATE, AND THE PLAN MUST INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF LOCATING THESE FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-29-720(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 355 of 1994, is amended to read:

"(B)    The regulations must be made in accordance with the comprehensive plan for the jurisdiction, and be made with a view to promoting the purposes set forth throughout this chapter. Each county or municipality governing body shall adopt a zoning plan that regulates the location of a public or private facility that is licensed and regulated by the State. The plan must include guidelines for determining the appropriateness of locating these facilities in residential areas. Except as provided in this chapter, all of these regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building, structure, or use throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts."

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

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