CODE OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

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Adopted: June 1, 1993

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Published in 1993 by Order of the County Council

Republished in 2016

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CURRENT OFFICIALS

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GREENWOOD COUNTY,

SOUTH CAROLINA

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Steve Brown, Chairman

Mark Allison, Vice Chairman

Gonza L. Bryant

Edith S. Childs

Bob Fisher

Chuck Moates

Robbie Templeton

County Council

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Toby Chappell

County Manager

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Stephen D. Baggett, Jr.

County Attorney

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Ketekash Crump-Lukie

Clerk to Council

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete republication of the general and permanent ordinances of Greenwood County, South Carolina.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1993 Code, as supplemented through December 21, 2004, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the county council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1980 Code and 1993 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The Code has been arranged in titles and chapters within each title. The various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Title, Chapter and Section Numbering System

The title, chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in the South Carolina Statutes. Each section number consists of three parts, each separated by a dash. The first figure before the dash refers to the title number, the second figure refers to the chapter number, and the third figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of title 1 is numbered section 1-1-1, and the first section of title 4, chapter 3, is numbered section 4-3-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its title and chapter, and at the same time new sections or whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place by using the same system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1-1 and 3-1-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1-1.5. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers or they may be added after the last chapter in the title embracing the subject. A page number has been reserved for each reserved chapter. Care should be taken that the arrangement of titles is observed and maintained when including new chapters.

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Regina Sosinski, Editor, and Amy Hilliard, Proofreader, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Toby Chappell, County Manager, and Ms. Ketekash Crump-Lukie, Clerk to Council, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the county readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the county's affairs.

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ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 5-93

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the County of Greenwood, South Carolina; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be it Ordained by the County Council of the County of Greenwood, South Carolina:

Section 1. The Code entitled "Code of Greenwood County, South Carolina" published in 1993 by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 11, each inclusive, is adopted.

Section 2. All provisions of the prior Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ordinance 36-80HR, including amendments of same adopted on or before August 18, 1992, are repealed.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the County Council may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.

Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the County Council to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 6. Ordinances adopted after August 18, 1992, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon third reading.

Passed and Adopted this 1st day of June, 1993.

Attest: Greenwood County Council

/s/         Robert M. Haynie       County Manager

	/s/         Patrick J. Brennan       Chairman