Environmental Rules in Cherokee County, SC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina.
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Stormwater Management
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, no land development plan or subdivision plat is approved unless the building sites can be used safely without danger from a flood or other inundation. Section 13-83 treats a project as compliant when it holds an approved state stormwater management and sediment control plan or permit, and submitting a copy of that permit or plan qualifies.
Stormwater and Drainage Management in Unincorporated Cherokee County, SC
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code § 13-83
(a)In accordance with S.C. Code 1976, § 6-29-1130.A, no land development plan, including subdivision plats, shall be approved unless all land intended for use as building sites can be used safely for building purposes without danger from a flood or other inundation.(b)The requirements of this section shall be deemed to have been met for any land development project for which there is an approve...
Erosion Control
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, a land development project meets the county's drainage requirement when it holds an approved stormwater management and sediment control plan or permit from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Cherokee County Code § 13-83(b) accepts a copy of that permit or plan as proof of compliance.
Erosion and Sediment Control in Unincorporated Cherokee County, SC
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code § 13-83(b)
(b)The requirements of this section shall be deemed to have been met for any land development project for which there is an approved stormwater management and sediment control plan from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in accordance with S.C. Code 1976, Tit. 48, Ch. 14, relating to erosion and sediment control and stormwater management and South Carolina Departm...
Flood Zones
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, every area of special flood hazard mapped by FEMA in its Flood Insurance Study dated September 16, 2011 falls under Article V of Chapter 8. A development permit is required before any development activity begins, and no structure or land can be located, extended, converted, or structurally altered without full compliance.
Cherokee County SC Flood Zone Development Rules
Significant RestrictionsCherokee County Code §§ 8-104, 8-105, 8-106
This article shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of Cherokee County as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its Flood Insurance Study, dated September 16, 2011 with accompanying maps and other supporting data that are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article. ... A development permit shall be required i...
Flood Elevation Requirements
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, new and substantially improved residential and nonresidential structures in mapped flood hazard areas must have the lowest floor elevated no lower than three feet above the base flood elevation. Basements are not permitted, and manufactured homes follow the same three-foot standard.
Cherokee County SC Base Flood Elevation Requirements
Significant RestrictionsCherokee County Code § 8-142
(1)Residential construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor elevated no lower than three (3) feet above the base flood elevation. No basements are permitted. ... (2)Nonresidential construction.(a)New construction and substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or nonresidential struc...
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