PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES

Charleston, S.C., City Code ch. 29, art. IV, div. 2

in effect

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 29-93 Certificate of appropriateness not required.

Sec. 29-93. - Certificate of appropriateness not required. No certificate of appropriateness shall be required for private passenger automobiles. (Ord. No. 1983-22, § 20, 5-10-83)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 29-94 Route limitations.

Sec. 29-94. - Route limitations. There are no route limitations on private passenger automobiles. (Ord. No. 1983-22, § 21, 5-10-83)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 29-95 Tour guide required.

Sec. 29-95. - Tour guide required. No one other than a tour guide may conduct a tour for hire in a private passenger automobile. A tour guide card will be placed in the rear window of the vehicle while touring for hire. (Ord. No. 1983-22, § 22, 5-10-83; Ord. No. 2023-063, § 10, 3-28-23)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 29-96 Insurance required.

Sec. 29-96. - Insurance required. Private passenger automobiles used in conducting tours for hire must carry liability insurance of at least the amounts required by the Financial Responsibility Act of South Carolina and also shall carry medical payments (Med Pay) or Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage in an amount of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per accident. Such policies shall contain no exclusion of coverage while operating vehicles for hire. (Ord. No. 1983-22, § 23, 5-10-83; Ord. No. 2019-083, § 1, 9-10-19)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 29-97 Passenger loading and parking.

Sec. 29-97. - Passenger loading and parking. Private passenger automobiles need only comply with the ordinances of the city, the laws of the state regulating traffic generally and with the provisions of article VI of this chapter. (Ord. No. 1983-22, § 24, 5-10-83)

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_CH29TO_ARTIVTRMOVEPUTO_DIV2PRPAAUFetched: 11/7/2026