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The location of these uses shall be regulated by the following:
(A) No property line of a lot containing such use shall be located closer than 500 feet, measured in a straight line, of the closest point of the property line(s) of any residential use, church, school, historical place or public park.
(B) No scrap, waste or recyclable material or used motor vehicle parts shall be placed in open storage or otherwise stored in any manner where any such material is capable of being transferred out by wind, water or other natural causes.
(C) All paper, rags, cloth and other fibers, and activities involving these items, other than loading and unloading, shall be within fully enclosed buildings.
(D) All materials and activities not within fully enclosed buildings shall be enclosed by an opaque fence or wall or vegetative material, excluding no more than two points of ingress or egress, at least eight feet in height.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
(A) Location.
(1) Owing to the negative secondary effects of tattoo parlors as evidenced by studies performed in other locations, and the deleterious effect of such negative secondary effects on existing businesses and/or residential areas around them, the location of such uses where permitted shall be tempered by the supplemental siting criteria of this section.
(2) No property line of a lot containing such use shall be located within 1,000 feet, measured in a straight line, from the closest point of the property line(s) of any:
(a) A residence or a residential zone;
(b) A church or religious institution;
(c) Public or private elementary and secondary schools, daycare centers, museums;
(d) Public parks and recreational facilities; or
(e) U.S. Highways 1, 601 and 521, S.C. Highways 34 and 97, Springdale Drive and Interstate 20 and Ehrenclou Drive.
(f) Any other tattoo parlor. In addition, no more than one tattoo parlor shall be allowed in the same building.
(B) Expiration of permit. Each zoning permit shall expire at the end of each calendar year and may be renewed only by making application as provided herein.
(C) Fees. The annual fee for a zoning permit to operate a tattoo parlor shall be as determined by applicable zoning fees.
(D) Inspection.
(1) An applicant or permittee shall permit the Zoning Administrator and representatives of the Police, Health and Fire Departments or other governmental departments or agencies involved in code enforcement to inspect the premises of a tattoo parlor for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time it is occupied or open for business.
(2) A person who operates a tattoo parlor, or their agent or employee is in violation of this Zoning Ordinance if he refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at any time it is occupied or open for business.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
(A) Location.
(1) Owing to the negative secondary effects of sexually oriented or adult uses as evidenced by studies performed in other locations, and the deleterious effect of such negative secondary effects on existing businesses and/or residential areas around them, the location of such uses where permitted shall be tempered by the supplemental siting criteria of this section.
(2) No property line of a lot containing such use shall be located within 1,000 feet, measured in a straight line, from the closest point of the property line(s) of any:
(a) A residence or a residential zone;
(b) A church or religious institution;
(c) Public or private elementary and secondary schools, daycare centers, museums;
(d) Public parks and recreational facilities; or
(e) U.S. Highways 1, 601 and 521, S.C. Highways 34 and 97, Springdale Drive and Interstate 20 and Ehrenclou Drive.
(f) Any other adult or sexually oriented business. In addition, no more than one sexually oriented business shall be allowed in the same building.
(B) Expiration of permit. Each zoning permit shall expire at the end of each calendar year and may be renewed only by making application as provided herein.
(C) Fees. The annual fee for a zoning permit to operate a sexually oriented business shall be as determined by applicable zoning fees.
(D) Inspection.
(1) An applicant or permittee shall permit the Zoning Administrator and representatives of the Police, Health and Fire Departments or other governmental departments or agencies involved in code enforcement to inspect the premises of a sexually oriented business for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time it is occupied or open for business.
(2) A person who operates a sexually oriented business, or their agent or employee is in violation of this Zoning Ordinance if he refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at anytime it is occupied or open for business.
(E) Suspension. The Zoning Administrator shall suspend a zoning permit for a period not to exceed 30 days if he determines that a permittee or an employee of a permittee has:
(1) Violated or is not in compliance with any section of this Zoning Ordinance.
(2) Engaged in excessive use of alcoholic beverages while on the sexually oriented business premises.
(3) Refused to allow an inspection of the sexually oriented business premises as authorized by this section.
(4) Knowingly permitted gambling by any person on the sexually oriented business premises.
(F) Revocation.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall revoke a zoning permit in the event that the zoning permit of the sexually oriented business has been suspended two times within any 12 month period.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall also revoke a zoning permit if he determines that:
(a) A permittee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted to the Building Department during the application process.
(b) A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
(c) A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
(d) A permittee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the permittee's permit was suspended.
(e) A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation/or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the permitted premises.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
Camps and recreational vehicles (RV) parks shall comply with the following site and design standards. Such parks are considered temporary occupancy; therefore no recreational vehicle or trailer will be allowed to remain in a park for more than three consecutive months per year.
(A) The site shall be at least two acres.
(B) The site shall be developed in a manner that preserves natural features and the landscape.
(C) The following dimensional requirements shall serve as parameters beyond which development shall not exceed.
(1) Maximum impervious surface ratio shall not exceed 15% of the project site.
(2) Minimum setbacks for all structures and recreational vehicles shall be:
Street frontage | 50 feet |
All other property lines | 25 feet |
(3) Maximum density shall not exceed 12 vehicles per acre.
(D) Areas designated for parking and loading or for travel ways shall be physically separated from public streets by suitable barriers while enabling adequate motor vehicle ingress and egress. All drives shall be located at least 150 feet from any street intersection and shall be designated in a manner conducive to safe ingress and egress.
(E) All streets within RV parks shall be privately owned and maintained.
(F) Each park site shall be served by public water and sewer systems approved by SCDHEC.
(G) The site plan for any proposed recreational vehicle park must be approved by the Planning Commission per the applicable requirements of Chapter 156-Land Development Regulations.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
These uses shall comply with the following standards:
(A) The property line of a lot containing such a use shall be separated by at least 300 feet, measured in a straight line, from the closest point of any property line in any residential district, and from the closest point of the property lines of any existing residential use, religious institution use, museums, public park, day care or school, and be separated by at least 3,000 feet, measured in a straight line, from the closest point of the property lines of any other check cashing establishment, title loan lender or deferred presentment lender.
(B) The use shall be located within either a multi-tenant commercial structure with a minimum of 30,000 square feet, or totally within (without separate public access) a grocery store or other large retail establishment with a minimum of 30,000 square feet.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
(A) Detached single-family residential dwellings, patio homes and duplexes are permitted within the CBD District at the following locations: the 700 through 900 blocks of Market Street, the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Broad Street, 900 block of Church Street and the 400 and 500 blocks of York Street.
(B) Use of the upper floors of commercial buildings in the district may be converted or used for residential purposes provided that the portion of the ground floor of the building which faces the sidewalk or other public right-of-way continues to be used or dedicated for business or commercial use. The ground floor may be used for residential garage or storage space so long as the garage or storage space is located in the rear of the building and does not face Broad or Dekalb Streets. City parking lots may be used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements for such residential uses.
(C) Multi-family dwellings conditionally permitted in the EQ District are contingent upon such units being necessary, related to or used in support of equine operations.
(D) Townhouses are permitted in the CBD except on Broad Street, Dekalb Street or Rutledge Street and comply with requirements of § 157.042.
(E) Multi-family residential buildings with units on the ground floor are permitted in the CBD except on Broad Street, Dekalb Street or Rutledge Street. The site plan for any proposed multi- family development must be approved by the Planning Commission per the applicable requirements of Chapter 156 - Land Development Regulations of this Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15; Am. Ord. 2020-019, passed 8-11-20)
Open storage as an accessory use to non-residential uses may be conditionally permitted where indicated by § 157.029(D)-Table of Permitted Uses; provided such storage area does not occupy over 20% of the buildable area, is not located in any required setback area or public right-of-way, and is totally screened from public view by screening or placement on the lot as detailed in § 157.139-Screening.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
Commercial horse operations shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(A) A buffer area at least 20 feet in width shall be required along the property line to separate and shield residences from parking areas, barns, paddocks, manure stockpile, restrooms, concession stands, truck unloading areas, and other similar uses. The required buffer must be landscaped per the requirements for property buffers as provided in § 157.138(H)-Property Buffers.
(B) The lot must be designed and maintained to drain so as to prevent ponding and propagation of insects or pollution of adjacent streams.
(C) The lot must be maintained in a sanitary condition through the use of appropriate measures such as lime and pesticides.
(D) All grain must be stored in rodent proof containers.
(E) Signs announcing an event may be installed on subject property 30 days prior to the event and must be removed one week after the event. Maximum of one sign per road frontage and maximum height of 20 feet and maximum size 40 square feet is allowed.
(F) Directional signs related to specific events are permitted pursuant to the standard sign permitting process. No advertising information shall be allowed on a directional sign. Signs must be removed one week after the event.
(G) The site plan for any proposed commercial equine development must be approved by the Planning Commission per the applicable requirements of Chapter 156-Land Development Regulations.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)
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