CODE OF ORDINANCES  


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    GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN

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    Adopted March 15, 1988

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    Published in 1998 by Order of the Town Council

    Republished in 2005

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    CURRENT OFFICIALS

    of the

    TOWN OF

    SURFSIDE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

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    Robert F. Childs
    Mayor

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    David L. Pellegrino
    Mayor Pro Tempore

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    Bruce Dietrich
    Mark L. Johnson
    Ron Ott
    Debbie Scoles
    Randle M. Stevens
    Town Council

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    Dennis P. Pieper
    Town Administrator

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    Battle & Vaught, P.A.
    Town Attorney

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    Debra E. Herrmann, CMC
    Town Clerk

    OFFICIALS

    of the

    TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

    AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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    Dick M. Johnson
    Mayor

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    Archie Benton
    William O. Martin
    Neil D. Wright
    Joe Whitmire
    Roy Hyman, Jr.
    John A. Purcell
    Town Council

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    Pat Di Giovanni
    Town Administrator

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    H. Buck Cutts
    Town Attorney

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    Christine M. Travis
    Town Clerk

    PREFACE

    This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the Town of Surfside Beach of a general and permanent nature.

    Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1969 Code, as supplemented through July 1, 1986, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the town council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any section of the 1969 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

    The 2005 republication includes all amendatory legislation through Ord. No. 05-0557, adopted March 22, 2005, and was accomplished under the supervision of Diana Ossi, Editor.

    The Code is divided into two volumes. Volume I contains the administrative regulations of the town. Volume II contains the land use and development regulations. The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of each volume.

    Numbering System

    The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 3 is numbered 3-1 and the third section of Chapter 4 is 4-3. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 5-1 and 5-2 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 5-1.1, 5-1.2 and 5-1.3 respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 6 and 7, it will be designated as Chapter 6.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

    Index

    The index of the Code appearing at the end of Volume II has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officers and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

    Looseleaf Supplements

    A special feature of this Code to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the Code. With this system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

    Successfully keeping this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volumes. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

    Acknowledgments

    The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of Alyce A. Whitson, Supervising Editor, and Linda Davis, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

    The publishers are most grateful to Pat Di Giovanni, former Town Administrator, Buck Cutts, former Town Attorney and Patsy Rutland, former Town Clerk and the other members of the town staff for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the town readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the town's affairs.

    MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
    Tallahassee, Florida

    ADOPTING ORDINANCE
    ORDINANCE NO. 88-0254

    An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the Town of Surfside Beach, South Carolina; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and this Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

    Be it ordered and ordained by the Mayor and Surfside Beach Town Council, duly assembled and by the authority thereof:

    Section 1. The Code entitled "The Code of the Town of Surfside Beach, South Carolina," published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Volumes I and II, Chapters 1 through 17, each inclusive, is adopted.

    Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before September 14, 1987, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.

    Section 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

    Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) or a term of imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both a fine and a term of imprisonment. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the Town may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.

    Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the Town Council to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

    Section 6. Ordinances adopted after September 14, 1987, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

    Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective the 15th day of March, 1988.

    Adopted and effective this, the 15th day of March, 1988.

    /s/ Dick M. Johnson      
    Dick M. Johnson, Mayor
    /s/ Archie Benton      
    Archie Benton,
    Mayor pro tempore
    /s/ W. O. Martin      
    W. O. Martin, Town Council
    /s/ Neil D. Wright      
    Neil D. Wright, Town Council
    /s/ Roy Hyman, Jr.      
    Roy Hyman, Jr., Town Council
    /s/ Joe Whitmire      
    Joe Whitmire, Town Council
    /s/ John A. Purcell      
    John Purcell, Town Council
    ATTEST:
    /s/ Christine M. Travis      
    Christine M. Travis, Town Clerk