South Carolina § 6-29-900 Appeal from board of architectural review to circuit court; pre-litigation mediation; filing requirements.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 6-29-900 — Appeal from board of architectural review to circuit court; pre-litigation mediation; filing requirements.

South Carolina § 6-29-900

Title 6LOCAL GOVERNMENT—PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Ch. 29SOUTH CAROLINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ENABLING ACT OF 1994

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-900 (2026).

Text

(A)A person who may have a substantial interest in any decision of the board of architectural review or any officer, or agent of the appropriate governing authority may appeal from any decision of the board to the circuit court in and for the county by filing with the clerk of court a petition in writing setting forth plainly, fully, and distinctly why the decision is contrary to law. The appeal must be filed within thirty days after the affected party receives actual notice of the decision of the board of architectural review.

(B)A property owner whose land is the subject of a decision of the board of architectural review may appeal either:

(1)as provided in subsection (A); or (2) by filing a notice of appeal with the circuit court accompanied by a request for pre-litigation mediation

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(A) A person who may have a substantial interest in any decision of the board of architectural review or any officer, or agent of the appropriate governing authority may appeal from any decision of the board to the circuit court in and for the county by filing with the clerk of court a petition in writing setting forth plainly, fully, and distinctly why the decision is contrary to law. The appeal must be filed within thirty days after the affected party receives actual notice of the decision of the board of architectural review. (B) A property owner whose land is the subject of a decision of the board of architectural review may appeal either: (1) as provided in subsection (A); or (2) by filing a notice of appeal with the circuit court accompanied by a request for pre-litigation mediation in accordance with Section 6-29-915. A notice of appeal and request for pre-litigation mediation must be filed within thirty days after the decision of the board is postmarked. (C) Any filing of an appeal from a particular board of architectural review decision pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be given a single docket number, and the appellant must be assessed only one filing fee pursuant to Section 8-21-310(C)(1).

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 355, SECTION 1; 2003 Act No. 39, SECTION 8, eff June 2, 2003. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment added subsections (B) and (C) and designated the existing paragraph as subsection (A).