If an applicant requests to build or rebuild a structure, including an erosion control structure or device, seaward of the proposed baseline that is not allowed otherwise, the city may issue a special permit to the applicant authorizing the construction or reconstruction upon verification from SCDHEC OCRM that the structure has received approval from the state. The structure shall not be constructed or reconstructed on a primary oceanfront sand dune or on the active beach. If the beach erodes to the extent the permitted structure becomes situated on the active beach, the permittee agrees to remove the structure from the active beach. However, the use of the property authorized under this provision, in the determination of the city, must not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(Ord. 28-98, passed - - 98; Am. Ord. 09-19, passed 2-11-19)