Duties and responsibilities.

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 23-17

in effect

Sec. 23-17. - Duties and responsibilities. The department shall be charged with the duties of the development, maintenance and implementation of the city's comprehensive land use plan(s); development, maintenance and implementation of district, corridor and neighborhood plans throughout the city; research, analysis and production of special reports as needed by the city and the community; coordination of city government's efforts to implement the city's comprehensive land use plan(s); advising the planning commission on matters pertaining to planning, tracking and providing, as needed, information on demographics in the city and assisting with redistricting of city council districts as required by law; zoning administration, historic preservation and urban design within the city in accordance with federal, state and local legislation; including the expansion of the city's economic base through the local development corporation activities, central business district projects, suburban projects and industrial and corporate recruitment. The department shall advise the boards of zoning appeals, the board of architectural review, the commercial corridor design review board and the planning commission, as needed, on matters pertaining to zoning and historic preservation. It shall provide such engineering, building plan review, permitting and inspections or similar in-house-technical services as are required by the city. It shall have the responsibility for the enforcement of such ordinances or codes relating to housing and building construction and environmental control as are adopted by the council. (Code 1975, § 21-2; Ord. No. 1978-10, § 1, 1-24-78; Ord. No. 2000-230, § 1, 9-25-00; Ord. No. 2006-398, § 1(d), 9-12-06; Ord. No. 2006-610, § 1(e), 12-19-06; Ord. No. 2009-40, §§ 1, 2, 3-24-09; Ord. No. 2014-101, § 1, 7-15-14; Ord. No. 2025-024, § 1, 2-25-25)

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/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH23DEDEPR_ARTIIDEPLPR_S23-17DUREFetched: 11/7/2026