The approval of the land development plan or subdivision plat may not be deemed to automatically constitute or effect an acceptance by the municipality or the county or the public of the dedication of any street, easement, or other ground shown upon the plat. Public acceptance of the lands must be by action of the governing body customary to these transactions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1170
Approval of plan or plat not acceptance of dedication of land
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Town of Kingstree v. Chapman (2013)
Most recently applied in Town of Kingstree v. Chapman (July 2013)
1994 Act No. 355, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.