Richland County is offering 20 in-person meetings between January and March for residents who want to learn about rewritten Land Delevelopment Code. | Shutterstock
Richland County is offering 20 in-person meetings between January and March for residents who want to learn about rewritten Land Delevelopment Code. | Shutterstock
Residents of Richland County have several upcoming opportunities to learn about possible zoning changes to their property, following the final stages of rewriting the county's Land Development Code (LDC).
The LDC is a set of regulations governing land use and development for unincorporated areas of the county. Covering various standards for zoning districts and dwelling units allowed per acre, the regulations also outline building location, permitted uses, signage, landscaping and other rules, according to the Richland County website.
In November 2021, the county council passed the rewritten LDC, which will go into effect on May 2.
“This series of meetings will give residents of Richland County several opportunities to learn about the zoning changes that will come with the rewritten LDC and any impact it might have,” Council Chair Overture Walker said, according to the Richland County website. “Planning staff will also be available in the coming months to give residents even more chances to ask questions and learn more about this process.”
As the zoning maps continue to be finalized, a series of informational, in-person meetings throughout Richland County will take place from January through March to discuss the rewritten LDC and zoning changes with information repeated at each meeting so residents have the opportunity to attend at the time or location that works best. A list of these meetings is available at RichlandCountySC.gov.
“Based on the way the new zoning districts are laid out and the remapping process, many properties will see a zoning district very similar to that under the 2005 LDC,” Brian Crooks, planning services manager, told the Richland County website.
The county will also make information available through mailings and an interactive app viewer, or residents can call or email questions to the county staff. The finalized LDC will be the first comprehensive overhaul of the county’s code since 2005 and will place all unincorporated areas of Richland County under new zoning districts created in 2021.
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