South Carolina § 6-7-1270 - No permits for construction or change in land use allowed within mapped lines; procedure for appeal.

§ 6-7-1270. No permits for construction or change in land use allowed within mapped lines; procedure for appeal.

After adoption of any official map by the governing authority of the municipality or the governing authority of the county no permit shall be issued for the construction, improvement, repair or moving of any building or structure and no change in land use shall be made on any land located within the mapped lines of any street or highway, public building site, public utility line, or public open space as shown on the official map. In cases where any permit has been refused under this authority, the following appeal procedure may be utilized by any affected property owner:

(1) An appeal shall be presented to the appropriate local planning commission.

(2) The local planning commission shall evaluate the appeal and make a report within thirty days to the governing authority and to any other appropriate public agency. If no report is made within thirty days, the planning commission shall be deemed to have recommended that the appeal be granted.

(3) The local planning commission's report shall recommend:

(a) That the governing authority take official action to exempt the affected land from the restrictions of the official map; or

(b) That the governing authority take official action to authorize the issuance of desired permits subject to specified conditions; or

(c) That the governing authority initiate appropriate action to acquire the property.

(4) Upon receipt of the report of the local planning commission the governing authority shall within one hundred days:

(a) Take official action to exempt the affected land from the restrictions of the official map; provided, that such exemption shall have no effect on any applicable zoning restrictions pertaining to permitted uses; or

(b) Take official action to authorize the issuance of the denied permits subject to specified conditions accepted by the owner; provided, that such conditions shall not be contrary to any applicable zoning restrictions pertaining to permitted uses; or

(c) Either enter into an agreement to acquire or institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the property affected. Action to acquire such property may be instituted by the governing authority or other appropriate public agency.

Failure of the governing authority to act within one hundred days of the receipt of the report of the local planning commission shall be deemed to constitute approval of the proposed appeal. Thereupon, denied permits shall be issued upon demand.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-350.45; 1967 (55) 863.