South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 5141

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rivers, Hagood, R. Brown and F.N. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9500htc06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5140

Introduced in the House on May 16, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Development of property annexed by a municipality

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/16/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   5/16/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-23

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/16/2006

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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.

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.

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