Road and river classification chart.
Charleston, S.C., Zoning Ordinance § 54-349
in effectSec. 54-349. - Road and river classification chart.
The following roads and rivers are classified as follows. See Table 3.5: Schedule of Required Buffers, for buffer requirements.
CLASS I (15 feet)
Ashley Hall Road
Ashley River Road (Saint Andrews Boulevard to Sam Rittenburg Boulevard)
Fordham Road
Harborview Road
Old Towne Road
Orange Grove Road
Orleans Road
Saint Andrews Boulevard
Wappoo Road
CLASS II (25 feet)
Albemarle Road
Ashley River Road (Sam Rittenburg Boulevard to Mark Clark Expressway)
Central Park Road
Drayton Hall connector
Folly Road
Highway 41
Grimball Road (Folly Road to Riverland Drive)
James Island Bridge/Highway 61 Connector
Magwood Road
Maybank Highway (James Island)
Reflectance Drive
Sam Rittenburg Boulevard
Savage Road
Savannah Highway
Wesley Drive
CLASS III (50 feet)
Abbapoola Road
Ashley River Road (Mark Clark Expressway to Church Creek)
Bees Ferry Road
Belvedere Road
Brownswood Road
Cane Slash Road
Chisolm Road
Clements Ferry Road (Road 33) (except for along that portion of Clements Ferry Road southeast of Reflectance Drive intersection to city limits where a Class II (25 ft) shall apply)
Edenvale Road
Humbert Road
Murraywood Road
Old Pond Road
Patton Avenue/Fickling Hill Road
Plow Ground Road
CLASS IV (50 feet)
Ashley River Road (Church Creek to railroad viaduct)
Highway 61 Expressway (south of Bees Ferry Road)
James Island Expressway
Mark Clark Expressway
Riverland Drive
CLASS V (75 feet)
Bohicket Road (except within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway where a Class VI buffer shall apply)
Main Road (Johns Island) (except within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway where a Class VI buffer shall apply)
Maybank Highway (Johns Island) (excluding the sections listed under Class VI)
River Road (except within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway where a Class VI buffer shall apply)
CLASS VI (75 feet)
Bohicket Road (within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway)
Main Road (within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway)
Maybank Highway (on Johns Island within 1,400 feet of River Road, within 1,400 feet of Hollydale Court, and within 1,400 feet of Main Road)
River Road (within 1,400 feet of the intersection with Maybank Highway)
CLASS VII (100 feet)
Ashley River Road (a railroad viaduct to Muirfield Parkway/MacLaura Hall Avenue intersection)
Cainhoy Road
Ashley River Shoreline Frontage (Church Creek to city limits)
CLASS VIII (200 feet)
Ashley River Road (Muirfield Parkway/MacLaura Hall Avenue intersection to city limits)
(Ord. No. 2005-432, § 9-13-05; Ord. No. 2005-596, 10-4-05; Ord. No. 2009-75, 5-26-09; 2011-135, § 2, 9-13-2011; Ord. No. 2015-142, § 13, 10-13-2015)
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_PT8LABURE_S54-349RORICLCHFetched: 11/7/2026