The South Carolina Coastal Management Program was established under the guidelines of the national Coastal Zone Management Act (1972) as a state-federal partnership to comprehensively manage coastal resources. It was authorized in 1977 under SC's Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands Act (CTWA) with the goal of achieving balance between the appropriate use, development, and conservation of coastal resources in the best interest of all citizens of the state.
DHEC's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is the designated state coastal management agency and is responsible for the implementation of the state's Coastal Management Program. Implementation includes the direct regulation of impacts to coastal resources within the critical areas of the state including coastal waters, tidelands, beaches and beach dune systems; and indirect certification authority over federal actions and state permit decisions within the eight coastal counties.
Statutes
Regulations
- Regulation 30-1, Statement of Policy
- Regulation 30-2, Applying for a Permit
- Regulation 30-3, Public Hearings
- Regulation 30-4, Decisions on a Permit
- Regulation 30-5, Exceptions
- Regulation 30-6, Appeals of Permit Decisions
- Regulation 30-8, Enforcement
- Regulation 30-9, Other Provisions
- Regulation 30-10, Critical Area Boundaries
- Regulation 30-11, General Guidelines for all Critical Areas
- Regulation 30-12, Specific Project Standards for Tidelands and Coastal Waters
- Regulation 30-13, Specific Project Standards for Beaches and the Beach/Dune System
- Regulation 30-14, Administrative Procedures
- Regulation 30-15, Activities Allowed Seaward of Baseline
- Regulation 30-16, Documentation Requirements Before Commencing Activities Between Setback Line and Baseline
- Regulation 30-17, Application Procedures for General Permits Pursuant to Section 48-39-290(B)(4)
- Regulation 30-18, Beach Restoration Fund
- Regulation 30-21, Beachfront Management Plan
- Marina/Commercial Dock Operation and Maintenance Manual Requirements
Fee Regulations
South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program Document and Final Environmental Impact Statement
The broad authority provided by the Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands Act is outlined in the Coastal Zone Management Program Document. The Program Document is required by the Federal Government and was approved by the General Assembly in 1979. The Program Document contains essential elements of coastal management, including policies and procedures used for direct authority decision-making and indirect Coastal Zone Consistency review of other state and federal agency actions.
- Notes and Summary
- Comments
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: The South Carolina Coastal Program (74 MB)
- Part III: Environmental Impact Statement
- Coastal Zone Management Program Refinements (1993)
- Policies and Procedures of the South Carolina Coastal Management Program (Excerpt of Coastal Program with Refinements; 1995)