ZLDR Amendments

Charleston County Planning Commission and County Council are reviewing amendments to the Zoning & Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR), which are in different phases of consideration and/or the adoption process, grouped in different "rounds". The various text amendments include in each "round" are detailed below.

ZLDR Amendments Round 7 (Restrictive Covenants)

The Charleston County Planning Commission will review information regarding restrictive covenants directives from the September Planning Commission meeting, and consider related text amendments to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR) on October 12, 2026.

At their September 14, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, PC directed staff to research and provide amendments for the following:

Directive #1: Posted Notices for all subdivision applications

Directive #2: Title Searches for all subdivision applications

Directive #3: Require Restrictive Covenants to be notarized

Directive #4: Address Ownership Affidavit signatory issues

Packet materials related to these requests can be found in the Documents section of this page.

ZLDR Amendments Round 6 (STR's)

Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing regarding the following proposed text amendments to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR) on August 27, 2026:

Sec. 6.8.2.A.8, Zoning Permit Application, STRP: Clarify that Short-Term Rental Property (STRP) Zoning Permit applications must identify the maximum number of bedrooms and all designated sleeping areas within a STRP and define what constitutes a designated sleeping area.
Table 9.3.2, Off-Street Parking Schedule: Require one off-street parking space for each designated sleeping area within a Short-Term Rental Property.

Enter comments here for Round 7:

PC Directive #1: Posted Notices for All Subdivision Applications

Alternative #1: Restrictive Covenants Properties Posting Implementation

Alternative #2: IP Notifications Implementation

Enter comments here for Round 7:

PC Directive #2: Title Searches for all subdivision applications

Enter comments here for Round 7:

PC Directive #3: Require Restrictive Covenants to be notarized

Enter comments here for Round 7:

PC Directive #4: Address Ownership Affidavit signatory issues

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Enter comments here for Round 6:

Table 9.3.2, Off-Street Parking Schedule: Require one off-street parking space for each designated sleeping area within a Short-Term Rental Property.

Enter comments here for Round 6:

Sec. 6.8.2.A.8, Zoning Permit Application, STRP: Clarify that Short-Term Rental Property (STRP) Zoning Permit applications must identify the maximum number of bedrooms and all designated sleeping areas within a STRP and define what constitutes a designated sleeping area.

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