S.C. Title 55 Chapter 13 — Airport Zoning / Airport Safety Zones (SC)
Tracked preemption from the South Carolina overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1962-03-21
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:SC
Other South Carolina preemptions
S.C. Short-Term Rentals — No State Preemption (explicit non-preemption)S.C. ADU / Density / Design Review — No State Preemption (explicit non-preemption)S.C. Military Installation Compatibility — AICUZ / JLUS CoordinationS.C. §6-29-1145 — Manufactured Housing Zoning Parity RuleS.C. Brownfields / Voluntary Cleanup Program — §44-56-710 et seq.S.C. Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994 — Procedural FloorS.C. Scenic Rivers Act of 1989 — Designated Scenic, Recreational, and Natural RiversS.C. Beachfront Management Act — OCRM Baseline / Setback Line Overlay
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
city.airport_safety_zone_present==Truecity.airport_influence_zonesattribute is presentparcel.in_airport_approach_or_safety_zone==True
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].max_height_ft | cap_at | faa_part77_imaginary_surface | §55-13-10: locality may restrict structure heights within reasonable distances from airports; heights graduated with distance. State statute pairs with federal FAR Part 77 (14 CFR Part 77) imaginary surfaces and FAA Form 7460-1 obstruction-evaluation process. |
base_districts[*].airport_safety_zone_residential_use | remove | residential_or_commercial_in_safety_zone | §55-13-10 authorizes localities to restrict residential or commercial development inside airport safety zones and to prevent uses creating glare, smoke, RF interference, or bird hazards. |
zoning_decision_procedure.airport_map_coordination_required | override | True | §55-13-5: SC Aeronautics Division produces airport maps (runway approach/departure zones, airport safety zones, airport land use zones) and provides them to local planning bodies for development-review coordination. |
Citation
Authority source
S.C. Code Ann. §§55-13-5 through 55-13-40 (Airport Zoning); 14 CFR Part 77 (FAA imaginary surfaces); SC Aeronautics Commission
§ §§55-13-5, 55-13-10, 55-13-20, 55-13-30
Research notes
Enabling-act preemption — authorizes (does not mandate) local airport zoning. Federal preemption layered: FAA controls navigable airspace exclusively (49 U.S.C. §40103). SC's commercial airports (CHS/Charleston, CAE/Columbia, GSP/Greenville-Spartanburg, MYR/Myrtle Beach, HXD/Hilton Head) plus general-aviation fields each may have an Airport Influence Area / Airport Hazard Area ordinance. Joint Base Charleston, Shaw AFB, and MCAS Beaufort are separately addressed under the military AICUZ overlay below — their Part 77 surfaces and AICUZ zones overlay civilian zoning.