Every town writes its own rules, and Charleston County's live in its municipal code — 29 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — LIVABILITYrecently amended
- Ch 4 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 5 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 6 — COURTS
- Ch 7 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSrecently amended
- Ch 7.5 — ENVIRONMENTrecently amended
- Ch 8 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 9 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 10 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND WASTEWATER
- Ch 11 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 12 — LIBRARY
- Ch 13 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — MOBILE HOMES
- Ch 14.5 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 15 — PLANNING
- Ch 16 — POLICE
- Ch 17 — ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
- Ch 18 — SIGNS
- Ch 19 — TAXATION
- Ch 20 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 21 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch I — FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- Ch A — CHARLESTON COUNTY ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch C — RULES OF COUNTY COUNCIL
- Ch E — REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS
- Ch F — ROAD ABANDONMENTSrecently amended
- Ch u29 — CODE DISPOSITION TABLErecently amended