(A) Any amendments, modifications, supplements, repeal or other changes in these regulations or the zoning maps shall not be applicable or enforceable without the consent of the owner with regard to buildings and uses for which a vested right, as authorized by Vested Rights Act and specified herein, has been established and remains valid and unexpired pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Under the terms hereof, a vested right is not a personal right, but attaches to and runs with the applicable real property. The landowner and all successors to the landowner who secure a vested right pursuant to this chapter may rely upon and exercise the vested right for its duration, subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws adopted to protect public health, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, building, fire, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical codes and nonconforming structure and use regulations which do not provide for the grandfathering of the vested right. This chapter does not preclude judicial determination that a vested right exists pursuant to other statutory provisions. This chapter does not affect the provisions of a development agreement executed pursuant to the South Carolina Local Government Development Agreement Act in S.C. Code Title 6, Chapter 31 as set forth in the city's Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 13-008, passed 3-12-13)