H 3215

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3215
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
6-1-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LOCAL PLANNING AND PERMITTING ENTITIES SHALL
REVIEW AND RENDER DECISIONS ON APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS, CERTIFICATES
OF OCCUPANCY, ZONING VARIANCES AND APPEALS, OR OTHER LICENSES WITHIN FORTY-FIVE
CALENDAR DAYS AFTER SUBMISSION OR THE APPLICATION MUST BE DEEMED APPROVED, AND
TO PROVIDE REMEDIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:
    Section
6-1-200. (A) Local planning
commissions, local planning departments, zoning boards, architectural review
boards, and local building permitting entities shall review an application for
a building permit, certificate of occupancy, zoning variance or appeal, or
license and render a decision on the application within forty-five calendar
days after the application is filed or the application must be deemed approved
and no further vote or other action on the application by the body to which the
application was made is required and may not be binding, and the permit,
certificate, variance, appeal, or license requested in the application must be
granted. If the permit is not so granted, the applicant may seek relief by way
or mandamus in circuit court.
    (B) For
purposes of this section:
       (1)
"Architectural review board" means a board appointed by a local government
pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 29, of this title.
       (2)
"Local building permitting entity" means the entity of a county or municipality
responsible for issuing building permits as provided in Chapter 9 of this
title.
       (3)
"Local planning commission" means a municipal planning commission, county
planning commission, joint city-county planning commission, or consolidated
government planning commission created pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 29 of
this title.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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