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Many SC Municipalities have Design Guidelines ...

Design Guidelines: Many municipalities in South Carolina have design guidelines for new development within historic districts, outlining specific architectural styles, materials, and other requirements to ensure that new construction complements the existing historic fabric.

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Spot Zoning Deemed Illegal by SC Supreme Court

Land use lawsuits most commonly occur in situations where plaintiffs claim they are receiving unequal treatment. A common cause of such a lawsuit is “spot zoning.” In the 1963 case Bob Jones University, Inc. v. City of Greenville, the SC Supreme Court invalidated “spot zoning,” which it defined as giving a small land parcel a classification entirely unlike the zoning for surrounding areas in a way that benefits the owners of that property and harms other property owners.  

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Georgetown's new overlay district gets final approval which could bring big changes

Big changes could be coming to the main thoroughfares in the City of Georgetown because of the passage of the much planned and talked about Urban Core Overlay District (UCOD).
The new zoning ordinance for UCOD passed second and final reading by Georgetown City Council unanimously Thursday evening.  The new zoning impacts Highway 17, Highway 701 and Highmarket Street within the city limits. An overlay district allows cities to tighten or relax zoning rules in the areas designated without having to change an entire zoning ordinance.

 

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