Pursuant to S.C. Code § 6-29-340, the Planning Commission has the power and duty to:
(A) Prepare and revise periodically plans and programs for the development and redevelopment of its area, including the comprehensive plan;
(B) Prepare and recommend for adoption to City Council the following as a means for implementing the plans and programs in its area:
(1) Zoning ordinances to include zoning district maps and appropriate revisions;
(2) Regulations for the subdivision or development of land and appropriate revisions, and to oversee the administration of the regulations that may be adopted;
(3) An official map and appropriate revision on it showing the exact location of existing or proposed public street, highway, and utility rights-of-way, and public building sites, together with regulations to control the erection of buildings or other structures or changes in land use within the rights-of-way, building sites, or open spaces within its political jurisdiction or a specified portion of it;
(4) A landscaping ordinance setting forth required planting, tree preservation, and other aesthetic considerations for land and structures;
(5) A capital improvements program setting forth projects required to implement plans which have been prepared and adopted, including an annual listing of priority projects for consideration by the governmental bodies responsible for implementation prior to preparation of their capital budget; and
(6) Policies or procedures to facilitate implementation of planning elements.
(Ord. 2015-020, passed 8-25-15)