{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-1-970","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-970","heading":"Exemptions from impact fees.","body":"The following structures or activities are exempt from impact fees:\n(1) rebuilding the same amount of floor space of a structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe;\n(2) remodeling or repairing a structure that does not result in an increase in the number of service units;\n(3) replacing a residential unit, including a manufactured home, with another residential unit on the same lot, if the number of service units does not increase;\n(4) placing a construction trailer or office on a lot during the period of construction on the lot;\n(5) constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the number of service units;\n(6) adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as a tennis court or a clubhouse, unless it is demonstrated clearly that the use creates a significant impact on the system's capacity;\n(7) all or part of a particular development project if:\n(a) the project is determined to create affordable housing; and\n(b) the exempt development's proportionate share of system improvements is funded through a revenue source other than development impact fees;\n(8) constructing a new elementary, middle, or secondary school; and\n(9) constructing a new volunteer fire department.","path":["Title 6 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT—PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions","ARTICLE 9 Development Impact Fees"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t06c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:24:09Z","sha256":"592b324d127c7702f932397fc893dfd3413c1ab573b581e1a05e8e0b2a657b5a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-1-960","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-1-980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}