South Carolina § 6-4-5 - Definitions.

§ 6-4-5. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "County area" means a county and municipalities within the geographical boundaries of the county.

(2) "Cultural", as it applies to members of advisory committees in Section 6-4-25, means persons actively involved and familiar with the cultural community of the area including, but not limited to, the arts, historical preservation, museums, and festivals.

(3) "Hospitality", as it applies to members of the committees in item (2), means persons directly involved in the service segment of the travel and tourism industry including, but not limited to, businesses that primarily serve visitors such as lodging facilities, restaurants, attractions, recreational amenities, transportation facilities and services, and travel information and promotion entities.

(4) "Travel" and "tourism" mean the action and activities of people taking trips outside their home communities for any purpose, except daily commuting to and from work.

(5) "Housing costs" for housing occupied by the owner means:

(a) the principal and interest on a mortgage loan that finances the purchase of the housing;

(b) the closing costs and other costs associated with a mortgage loan;

(c) mortgage insurance;

(d) property insurance;

(e) utility-related costs;

(f) property taxes; and

(g) if the housing is owned and occupied by members of a cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association, fees paid to a person for managing the housing.

(6) "Housing costs" for rented housing means:

(a) rent; and

(b) utility-related costs, if not included in the rent.

(7) "Ordinance" means an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6-29-530.

(8) "Utility-related costs" means costs related to power, heat, gas, light, water, and sewage.

(9) "Workforce housing" means residential housing for rent or sale that is appropriately priced for rent or sale to a person or family whose income falls within thirty percent and one hundred twenty percent of the median income for the local area, with adjustments for household size, according to the latest figures available from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 147, SECTION 1; 2001 Act No. 74, SECTION 2; 2002 Act No. 312, SECTION 2; 2023 Act No. 57 (S.284), SECTION 5, eff May 19, 2023.

Editor's Note

2023 Act No. 57, SECTION 9, provides as follows:

"SECTION 9. Before the beginning of the 2030 Legislative Session, the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of Agriculture, shall issue a report to the General Assembly detailing the effects on tourism and workforce housing resulting from the codified provisions of this act."

Effect of Amendment

2023 Act No. 57, SECTION 5, added (5) to (9).