South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 31 - South Carolina Local Government Development Agreement Act
Section 6-31-50. Public hearings; notice and publication.

(A) Before entering into a development agreement, a local government shall conduct at least two public hearings. At the option of the governing body, the public hearing may be held by the local planning commission.
(B)(1) Notice of intent to consider a development agreement must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the local government is located. If more than one hearing is to be held, the day, time, and place at which the second public hearing will be held must be announced at the first public hearing.
(2) The notice must specify the location of the property subject to the development agreement, the development uses proposed on the property, and must specify a place where a copy of the proposed development agreement can be obtained.
(C) In the event that the development agreement provides that the local government shall provide certain public facilities, the development agreement shall provide that the delivery date of such public facilities will be tied to defined completion percentages or other defined performance standards to be met by the developer.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 150, Section 1.

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Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions

Chapter 31 - South Carolina Local Government Development Agreement Act

Section 6-31-10. Short title; legislative findings and intent; authorization for development agreements; provisions are supplemental to those extant.

Section 6-31-20. Definitions.

Section 6-31-30. Local governments authorized to enter into development agreements; approval of county or municipal governing body required.

Section 6-31-40. Developed property must contain certain number of acres of highland; permissible durations of agreements for differing amounts of highland content.

Section 6-31-50. Public hearings; notice and publication.

Section 6-31-60. What development agreement must provide; what it may provide; major modification requires public notice and hearing.

Section 6-31-70. Agreement and development must be consistent with local government comprehensive plan and land development regulations.

Section 6-31-80. Law in effect at time of agreement governs development; exceptions.

Section 6-31-90. Periodic review to assess compliance with agreement; material breach by developer; notice of breach; cure of breach or modification or termination of agreement.

Section 6-31-100. Amendment or cancellation of development agreement by mutual consent of parties or successors in interest.

Section 6-31-110. Validity and duration of agreement entered into prior to incorporation or annexation of affected area; subsequent modification or suspension by municipality.

Section 6-31-120. Developer to record agreement within fourteen days; burdens and benefits inure to successors in interest.

Section 6-31-130. Agreement to be modified or suspended to comply with later-enacted state or federal laws or regulations.

Section 6-31-140. Rights, duties, and privileges of gas and electricity suppliers, and of municipalities with respect to providing same, not affected; no extraterritorial powers.

Section 6-31-145. Applicability to local government of constitutional and statutory procedures for approval of debt.

Section 6-31-150. Invalidity of all or part of Section 6-31-140 invalidates chapter.

Section 6-31-160. Agreement may not contravene or supersede building, housing, electrical, plumbing, or gas code; compliance with such code if subsequently enacted.