The financing of improvements by assessments, bonds, or other revenues, and the proportions thereof, shall be in the discretion of the governing body; and the rates of assessments upon property owners within the improvement district need not be uniform but may vary in proportion to improvements made immediately adjacent to or abutting upon the property of each owner therein, as well as other bases as provided in Section 5-37-20.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-599.158; 1974 (58) 2813; 1999 Act No. 118, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Chapter 37 - Municipal Improvements Act Of 1999
Section 5-37-10. Short title; authority of municipalities.
Section 5-37-30. Improvements authorized; funding sources.
Section 5-37-40. Establishment of improvement districts; written consent of owners.
Section 5-37-50. Resolution regarding improvement plan and public hearing.
Section 5-37-60. Publication of resolution.
Section 5-37-70. Payment of costs of improvements.
Section 5-37-80. Assessments upon property owners.
Section 5-37-90. Improvements as property of municipality; use of special assessments.
Section 5-37-100. Ordinance creating improvement district.
Section 5-37-120. Notice of assessment to owners; filing of objections.
Section 5-37-130. Conduct of hearings; filed assessment constitutes superior lien.
Section 5-37-140. Appeals from decisions of governing body.
Section 5-37-150. Powers are cumulative.
Section 5-37-160. Effectiveness of petition or consent and of acts taken under other laws.
Section 5-37-180. Mall developments; streets near courthouses.