3 rules for unincorporated Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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South Carolina home rule lets Dorchester County zone its unincorporated Lowcountry, and it does. Under Zoning and Land Development Ordinance 04-13, single-family R-1 lots keep a 25-foot front yard, 15-foot side yards, and a 25-foot rear.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-720
the areas and dimensions of land, water, and air space to be occupied by buildings and structures, and the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces
Dorchester County's zoning power under South Carolina home rule includes height. Ordinance 04-13 assigns each district a maximum building height, holding residential districts to a low-rise scale measured from grade to the roof's highest point.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-720
the size, location, height, bulk, orientation, number of stories, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or removal in whole or in part of buildings and other structures, including signage
Dorchester County limits how much of a lot may be built on or paved through district standards in Ordinance 04-13, and Lowcountry stormwater rules add impervious-surface limits to protect the Ashley River and flood-prone ground.
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