DRIVEWAY AND BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS, OFFICE OR INDUSTRIAL LOTS

Charleston, S.C., Zoning Ordinance art. 3, pt. 3

in effect

Charleston, S.C., Zoning Ordinance § 54-310 Driveway spacing and design for business, office and industrial lots.

Sec. 54-310. - Driveway spacing and design for business, office and industrial lots. The maximum width of driveways, and the minimum curb radius shall be based upon the speed limit of the street to which the driveway is to be connected, and shall be as shown on Table 3.2. Driveways shall be a minimum distance of 50 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way lines to the edge of driveways. The distance between the proposed driveway and an existing adjacent driveway shall be the greatest distance feasible. For parcels with a right-of-way frontage equal to or less than 130-feet in length the development is limited to one driveway and for parcels with a frontage greater than130-feet in length the development may have multiple driveways, but no more than three driveways. For parcels with a right-of-way frontage equal to less than 130-feet in length, two single lane driveways may be allowed if the inbound drive is upstream from the outbound drive. In cases of new development and/or redevelopment, the driveways shall be located in a manner where they can be shared between parcels, if feasible. See Figures 3.1 and 3.2 for an illustration of how to measure these dimensions. (Ord. No. 2008-05, § 1, 11-20-07)

Charleston, S.C., Zoning Ordinance § 54-311 Building setbacks for business, office or industrial lots.

Sec. 54-311. - Building setbacks for business, office or industrial lots. The minimum building setbacks from street rights-of-way for business, office or industrial lots shall be based upon the speed limit of the adjoining street(s) and shall be as shown on Table 3.2. TABLE 3.2: DRIVEWAY AND BUILDING SETBACK REGULATIONS FOR BUSINESS, OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL LOTS A | B | C | D Street Speed Limit | Max. one-way/two-way driveway width | Min. radius | Min. setback 1 20 | 15/30 | 15 | 0 25 | 15/30 | 15 | 20 30 | 20/40 | 20 | 20 35 | 20/40 | 20 | 30 40 | 25/50 | 25 | 40 45 | 25/50 | 25 | 50 50 | 30/60 | 25 | 60 55 + | 30/60 | 30 | 70 Notes: 1. Not applicable to the peninsular section of Charleston below Mount Pleasant Street, to any property located within the Old City District west of the Ashley River, to any property included within the Commercial Corridor Design Review District as defined in Section 54-268, or to any property within the GP zoning district. Minimum setbacks for Residential Office per Table 3:1 Section 54-301. (Ord. No. 2000-244, § 1, 10-10-00; Ord. No. 2003-69, § 9, 8-19-03; Ord. No. 2005-336, § 1, 8-16-05; Ord. No. 2007-212, § 1, 11-20-07)

Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/zoning?nodeId=ART3SIRE_PT3DRBUSEREBUOFINLOFetched: 11/7/2026