(A) Generally.
(1) The zoning districts established in this chapter are for the purposes of guiding development in accordance with existing and future needs and promoting public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity, and general welfare, and all of the purposes set forth in S.C. Code §§ 6-29-710 et seq. This section sets forth the general purposes of the various zoning districts, however the specific regulations relating to permitted uses, conditional uses, and special exceptions are set forth in § 153.073 - Zoning District Table of Permitted uses, §§ 153.088 et seq. - Conditional Uses, and §§ 153.136 et seq. - Special Exceptions.
(2) The residential district regulations are designed to encourage a stable and healthy environment for residential purposes and to discourage encroachment by commercial, industrial, or other uses adversely affecting the residential character of the district. Any reference to residential districts in this chapter includes only the RS, RSV, RSM and RG districts.
(B) Primary zoning districts. Each primary use district serves a different purpose and imposes its own set of requirements and restrictions on the use of land in addition to the general requirements and restrictions imposed on all land or uses within the county.
(1) R2 - Rural District. The district is intended to be rural in nature, allowing low density residential uses including manufactured housing on individual properties, as well as home occupations, family day care, agriculture, forestry, hunting, and religious uses, but also accommodating complementary and associated uses such as recreation, government services, and appropriate service, commercial and industrial uses.
(2) RS - Single-Family Residential District. The RS District is intended to be residential with single-family, site-built dwellings and low population densities. Compatible uses such as home occupations, K-12 education, limited recreation, and religious uses are also allowed. Manufactured homes and businesses are not permitted.
(3) RSV - Single-Family Residential District. The RSV District is intended to be residential with detached single-family, site-built dwellings, typically in platted subdivisions, with low population densities. Compatible uses such as home occupations, K-12 education, limited recreation, religious uses, and limited use of recreational vehicles on a temporary basis for recreation are also allowed. Manufactured homes are not permitted.
(4) RSM - Single-Family Residential District. The RSM District is intended to be residential with detached single-family dwellings, including manufactured homes on individual properties, and low population densities. Compatible uses such as home occupations, K-12 education, and limited recreation and religious uses are also allowed.
(5) RG - General Residential District. The RG District is intended to accommodate a wide range of residential uses including detached single-family (site-built and manufactured homes), duplexes, multi-family, townhouses, and patio homes at higher population densities. Compatible uses such as home occupations, K-12 education, day care, recreation, and religious uses are also allowed. Manufactured home parks may be permitted as a special exception.
(6) LC - Limited Commercial District. The LC District is intended to accommodate a range of residential and lower intensity non-residential uses including office, institutional, single-family and multi-family residential, healthcare, food service, accommodations, and neighborhood commercial and service uses. The district is generally characterized by a mixture of residential and business uses along major thoroughfares.
(7) GC - General Commercial District. The GC District is intended to accommodate a variety of general commercial and non-residential uses characterized primarily by retail, including shopping centers; wholesale; offices; educational institutions; healthcare, including hospitals; arts and entertainment; and service establishments in commercially-oriented areas.
(8) IND - Industrial District. The IND District is established to accommodate a wide variety of industrial uses involving research, manufacturing, processing, assembly, warehouses, and mining.
(9) PDD - Planned Development District. PDDs are individually designated by Council by zoning amendment, for which an approved development plan constitutes the district regulations. The district is intended to use the factors of efficiency, economy, flexibility, creative site design, improved appearance, mixture of uses, and maximize benefits from open space, safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian access in a development characterized by a unified site design for mixed uses. A Planned Development District must include a mixture of residential and non-residential uses, and may be proposed in any part of the county.
(C) Overlay Districts. Overlay districts are established to provide for certain additional requirements or to establish special development requirements for permitted uses. Where overlay districts exist and there is a conflict between the requirements specified between the overlay and the underlying (primary) district, the standards of the overlay district shall prevail. Otherwise, the standards of the underlying (primary) district shall also be in effect for any area additional zoned as an overlay district.
(1) CPO - Corridor Protection Overlay District. The corridor protection overlay district is designed to preserve and enhance the overall visual appearance and quality of important roadway corridors within the county in order to preserve property values, promote economic development, and protect the image of Newberry County.
(2) AP - Airport Land Use and Height Restriction Overlay District. The purpose of the Airport Land Use and Height Restriction Overlay District (Airport Overlay District) is to promote compatibility between airport operations and neighboring land uses and to protect public health and safety by preventing the establishment of obstructions and hazards to aircraft in the vicinity of the Newberry County Airport.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)