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An ordinance of the Town of Irmo, South Carolina, regulating the location and use
of buildings, structures, and land, the height of buildings and other structures,
the size of yards, the density and distribution of population; creating districts
for said purposes and establishing the boundaries thereof; establishing development
standards; defining certain terms used herein; providing for the method of administration
and amendment; and providing for the imposition of penalties for the violation of
the provisions of this ordinance.
PREAMBLE
In accordance with authority conferred by the General Statutes of South Carolina,
1976 Code of Laws, Title 6, Chapter 29 of the Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994, as amended, and for the purpose
of promoting public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity,
and general welfare; lessening congestion in the streets; securing safety from fire;
providing adequate light, air, and open space; preventing the overcrowding of land;
avoiding undue concentration of population; facilitating the creation of a convenient,
attractive, and harmonious community; protecting and preserving scenic, historic,
and ecologically sensitive areas; facilitating the provision of public services, affordable
housing, and disaster evacuation. In harmony with the adopted comprehensive plan for
the Town of Irmo, South Carolina, the town council hereby ordains and enacts into
law the following articles and sections, which shall comprise and be known as the
Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Irmo, South Carolina, and shall be applicable throughout
the legally recorded corporate limits of the town, as now or hereafter established.
Footnotes: --- ( 1) ---
Editor's note—
Printed herein is the zoning ordinance of the town being Ord. No. 99-09, as adopted
by the town on November 16, 1999, and effective on the same date. Amendments to the
original zoning ordinance are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended
provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged
from the original zoning ordinance. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have
been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, headings and catchlines have
been made uniform and the same system of capitalization, citation to state statutes,
and expression of numbers in text as appears in the Code of Ordinances has been used.
Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.
Cross reference—
Any zoning ordinance or ordinance regulating or otherwise relating to the subdivision
or development of land saved from repeal, § 1-9(3); planning commission, § 2-291 et seq.; buildings and building regulations, ch. 8; environment, ch. 14; streets and sidewalks, ch. 28; land development, app. B.
State Law reference—
Authority to adopt zoning regulations, S.C. Code 1976, § 6-29-710 et seq.
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