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S.C. Code Ann. § 57-27-40

Junkyards prohibited within 1,000 feet of certain highways; exceptions

Known as the Junkyard Control Act

The act spans §§ 57–57 (13 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 33-584; 1966 (54) 2130; 1978 Act No. 530 SECTION 3.

No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or Federal aid primary highway in the State highway system, except the following:

(a) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the systems, or otherwise removed from sight.

(b) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.

(c) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses.

(d) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.