Appendix 1000. Purpose.

The purpose of this section of the Horry County Zoning Ordinance is to provide fair and comprehensive regulations that will:

(a)

Provide a pleasing overall environmental setting and good community appearance which is deemed vital to tourism and to the continued economic attractiveness of the county;

(b)

Allow signs appropriate to the planned character of each zoning district;

(c)

Promote highway safety, the welfare and comfort of travelers, the convenience of the public, and the enjoyment of public travel;

(d)

Restrict private signs which overload the public's capacity to receive information and increase the probability of accidents by distracting attention or obstructing vision;

(e)

Protect property values within the county; and

(f)

Reduce conflict among private signs and between private and public information systems.

(Ord. No. 52-99, § 1, 5-18-99)