§ 15. Types of land developments.


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  • Major Development. Major developments include the following:

    1.

    The creation or extension of any new public street;

    2.

    The creation of a private street greater than 1,800 feet is utilized to obtain access;

    3.

    The creation of more than ten lots/units (including the parent tract 2,3 []) regardless of whether adequate access already exists;

    4.

    Group developments such as apartment, condominium, and townhouse complexes;

    5.

    Any commercial, industrial, or office land development, of regional significance, on a single tract or parcel of land that will produce an estimated 5,000 or more average daily trips according to trip generation rates established by the Institute of Transportation Engineers and established in the current issue of the ITE Trip Generation Manual;

    6.

    Any portion of a Planned Development District.

    Minor Developments. Minor developments include:

    1.

    Subdivisions or developments containing no more than ten lots/units (including the parent tract 2,3 []) where access to a public or private street exists or where a new private street of less than 1,800 feet is constructed to obtain access;

    2.

    Any commercial, industrial, or office development on a single tract or parcel of land that will produce between 1,000 and 5,000 average daily trips according to trip generation rates established by the Institute of Transportation Engineers and established in the current issue of the ITE Trip Generation Manual.

    Platting Actions. Platting actions include:

    Those plats or plans that require the review and approval of the Planning Commission or designee as provided for in Title 6, Chapter 29, of the South Carolina Code of Laws and further defined in Article 2 of these regulations.

    Lease Parcel Developments. Lease parcel developments include:

    1.

    Commercial, industrial, and office parks where lots, building sites or other land divisions are created for lease or rental only;

    2.

    Mobile home parks where lots or building sites are created for lease or rental only;

    3.

    Transient accommodations and destination parks where lots or building sites are created for lease or rental only.

(Ord. No. 169-01, 11-20-01; Ord. No. 79-02, § 1, 5-21-02)