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Goose Creek, South Carolina Code of Ordinances
CITY OF GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
APPENDIX B: TABLE OF LAND USES
Table of Land Uses
+ - Permitted*
x - Prohibited
? - Conditional**
( ) - Notes
R-1
R-2
R-3
BPO
RC
NC
GC
LI
GI
HI
CO
PD
PD/MH
Table of Land Uses
+ - Permitted*
x - Prohibited
? - Conditional**
( ) - Notes
R-1
R-2
R-3
BPO
RC
NC
GC
LI
GI
HI
CO
PD
PD/MH
Residential***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Any publicly-owned facility or building or land, provided no vehicles are stored overnight except at police/fire stations and substations
?
?
?
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Customary home occupations (as defined in § 151.028)
+
+
+
x
+
+
x
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Detached single- family dwelling
+
+
+
x
+
+
x
x
x
x
+
(1)
(1)
Duplex and two- family dwellings
x
x
+
x
+
+
x
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Group dwelling (as defined in § 151.028)
x
x
x
x
x
+
?
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Nursing home or public/private care home, but not an establishment administering outpatient or medical treatment for fees
x
x
+
x
+
+
?
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Temporary uses (§ 151.066) Zoning Administrator approval required
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Watchman’s or caretaker’s dwelling located on the premises with the permitted use, and occupied by a company employee
?
?
+
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
?
(1)
(1)
Religious***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Cemetery (permanent barrier/screening wall required)
?
?
?
x
?
?
?
?
x
x
?
(1)
(1)
Places of worship located on major thoroughfares or collector streets, subject to zone minimum setback standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
x
+
+
?
?
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Places of worship, with no structure or parking within 50 feet of property lines, and located on major or collector streets
+
+
+
+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Temporary uses (§ 151.066)
Zoning Administrator approval required
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Educational***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Business, trade, or vocational school
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Licensed nursery or preschool facility
x
x
+
x
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Public library or museum, provided no structure is located within 30 feet of property boundaries on a minimum 2 acre site
?
?
+
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
?
(1)
(1)
Public/private school (not trade or business) on a minimum 5 acre site, and no structure or parking within 50 feet of property boundaries
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Temporary uses (§ 151.066)
Zoning Administrator approval required
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Recreational***   
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Country club, tennis club, swimming club, or golf course, provided no lighting impacts on adjacent uses
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
x
x
+
?
(1)
(1)
Private recreation facility of at least 2 acres, with no structure located within 30 feet of property boundaries
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
x
x
+
?
(1)
(1)
Public recreation facility, provided no structure is located within 30 feet of boundaries, and no overnight storage of vehicles/equipmen t
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
+
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Semi-public club, lodge, union hall or social center, provided no residential or commercial activity is conducted on premises
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Office, Governmental, Institutional***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Any publicly-owned building, facility or land, provided no vehicles are stored overnight except at police/fire station and substation
?
?
?
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Business office for services specific to a profession such as an attorney, accountant, advertising, insurance, real estate, and the like
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Governmental, business, professional, or general purpose office, excluding storage, repair, or rental of equipment on premises
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Office for professional or administrative support services such as word processing, printing, computer graphics, and the like
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Professional healthcare offices such as medical, dental, chiropractic offices, and the like
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Public transportation terminal/passenger facility
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
Public utility substation installed in compliance with buffer and screening requirements, and fenced to control access
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Commercial***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Arts, crafts, or dance studio; art gallery
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Automobile, boat, mobile home, and recreational vehicle sales, service, and repair
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Automotive/equip ment repair garage offering major repairs, body and fender repairs and painting
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Combination commercial/reside ntial structure not over 4 stories, provided no dwellings on first floor, and all dwellings have street access
x
x
x
x
?
?
?
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Commercial farm, orchard or nursery, with retail and/or wholesale sales made on the premises
x
x
x
x
x
?
+
?
x
x
?
(1)
(1)
Emergency medical care facility
x
x
?
(4)
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Enterprise rendering a personal or business service, or restricted retail activity (as defined in § 151.028) in a specific product category
x
x
x
x
(5)
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Funeral home or mortuary (excluding crematorium)
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Funeral home or mortuary with crematorium
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Gasoline/fuel sales outlet, with or without sales of accessories, sundries, notions, and snacks, with pumps set back a minimum of 20 feet from all property boundaries
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Hospital
x
x
?
x
x
x
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Hotel or tourist home
x
x
x
x
?
?
+
x
x
x
x
x
x
Laundry/dry cleaner for processing items delivered to the premises by retail customers only
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Microbrewery
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
?
x
Mini-warehouses, where storage units are fully enclosed within a single building structure, and access to all units is from a common entrance into the building
(Ref. § 151.133)
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Nursing home or extended care facility offering outpatient or medical services for a fee
x
x
x
x
+
+
?
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Other enterprises (grocery, home furnishings, hardware, banking, meat/fish/poultry shop) having less than 5,000 sq. ft. of floor area
x
x
x
x
x
(6)
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Pet shop, with all animals housed within the principal building, and no noise or odor is perceptible beyond the property boundaries
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Pet or animal boarding kennel - pet shop requirements apply
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Printing shop
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
?
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Radio/television station or studio (excluding transmission towers)
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Research or laboratory facility, whereby there are no potentially hazardous materials onsite at any time
x
x
x
+
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Specialty shops such as a florist, news stand, gift shop, boutique, and the like
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Unrestricted commercial activities such as super-markets, department stores, variety stores, drug stores, building supply, restaurants (sit down/drive-in), clubs/bars allowing on premises consumption
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Tattoo facilities (§ 151.028)
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
?
x
Temporary uses (§ 151.066)
Zoning Administrator approval required
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Veterinary clinic/animal hospital without boarding facilities
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Veterinary clinic/animal hospital with boarding facilities (all animals must be housed in the principal building - see pet shop)
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
x
x
x
(1)
(1)
Industrial***
Accessory uses (§ 151.108 and App. C and D)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Air monitoring devices
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Aluminum production, reduction, smelting and refining facilities
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Animal shelters/kennels
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Any publicly-owned and/or operated building, facility or land
x
x
x
x
?
?
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Assembly of products or materials
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Automotive towing/storage
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Automotive, truck, boat, RV and/or equipment repair garage offering major repairs, body and fender repairs, and painting, where work is being performed outside and/or the number of vehicles exceeding the number of bays are being stored outside
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Cold storage plant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Commercial laundry/dry cleaning plant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Commercial transportation (Fleet hub)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Communication towers
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
?
?
?
x
(1)
(1)
Communication towers, including cell phone, television, and radio
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
?
?
?
x
(1)
(1)
Concrete production plants
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Distribution center
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Freight container storage yard
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Fuel storage facilities
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Gun range (outdoor)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Heavy equipment, machinery, heavy truck sales, service, and repair
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Light and heavy manufacturing
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Light industrial uses (manufacturing, open yard storage of materials and/or display of equipment, bulk warehousing)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Manufacturing services
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Materials handling
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Natural resource production (excavation of mineral deposits)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Office uses as standalone or part of another use
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Other necessary and customary uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be appropriate, incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the property
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(1)
(1)
Parcel services
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Production or manufacturing facility, whereby there is no exterior indication of manufacturing
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Public transportation terminal/passenger facility
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Radio/television station or studio, with transmission tower on premises
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
?
?
?
x
(1)
(1)
Radio/television transmission towers
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
?
?
?
x
(1)
(1)
Research or storage facilities, with potentially hazardous or flammable materials
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Sanitary landfills
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Scrap yards, scrap service
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Stockpiling of sand, gravel, or other materials
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Storage of recreational vehicles
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Storage uses associated with aluminum production or timbering
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Temporary uses (§ 151.066)
Zoning Administrator approval required
+
+
+
x
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Timbering operations
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
Transportation terminal for heavy trucks, commercial freight transfer and distribution center
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Warehousing, mini-warehouses, with units having access from exterior of unit (Ref. § 151.133)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Warehousing/distri bution
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Waste disposal/recycling centers
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
+
x
(1)
(1)
Wholesale sales
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
+
x
(1)
(1)
**Conditional uses are subject to Zoning Board of Appeals approval (§ 151.171).
Notes:
(1) Commission subject to the approval of City Council (§ 151.138).
(2) Restricted nature of the zone.
(3) Street access.
(4) Urgent care medical facilities must be on major thoroughfares.
(5) Sale of beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors prohibited.
(6) On premises consumption of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors prohibited.
(7) Townhomes are permitted in R-4, along with customary home occupations.
(8) Multi-family apartments are permitted in R-5, along with customary home occupations.
 
(1985 Code, Annex B) (Ord. 11-009, passed 7-12-2011; Ord. 12-004, passed 6-12-2012; Ord. 16-009, passed 6-14-2016; Ord. 17-017, passed 7-11-2017; Ord. 17-019, passed 2-28-2018; Ord. 2021-005, passed 2-9-2021; Ord. 2021-030, passed 12-14-2021; Ord. 2022-001, passed 3-8-2022)

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