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Short-Term Rental Ordinance

The Short-Term Rental Ordinance, 2025-02, passed its second reading on July 28, 2025, officially regulating short-term rentals within the Town of Meggett in the Agricultural General (AG), Agricultural Rural (AR), and Commercial (OCM) Zoning Districts.
Section 4.11.6, Short-Term Rental, conditions may be found below or in the Town's Zoning Code.

4.11.6 Short Term Rentals
A conforming or legally nonconforming dwelling unit may be converted into a STR only when all the following conditions are satisfied, as evidenced by the business license application submitted for the property:

The lot is located entirely within one or more of the following base zoning districts: AR, AG, or OCM.
The owner of the dwelling unit being converted into a STR complies with all business license and revenue collections laws of the Town of Meggett, Charleston County, and the State of South Carolina.
Any signs for the STR must be situated on the lot and not larger than 3 feet by 2 feet. No snipe signs or off-premises signs are allowed.
No more than one (1) dwelling units may be converted to STRs on one (1) lot. An owner of a residential dwelling parcel is limited to one (1) STR Unit in the main dwelling or one (1) in an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) if the ADU is otherwise legally permitted. No more than one (1) STR Unit per TMS numbered lot. This provision shall not be interpreted to allow an increase in the maximum density allowed under the base zoning district for dwelling units on the lot.
The property owner shall be required to obtain a Zoning Permit, application fee of $250.00, as described in Article 10.2-5 once, at the conversion of the property to STR Use.
There shall be no existing private restrictive covenants or conservation easements on file with the Charleston County Register of Deeds that prohibit such Use.
Except as expressly stated herein, a dwelling unit converted into a STR shall continue to be subject to the regulations for such a dwelling unit in the base zoning district, including without limitation the site regulations in the Zoning Ordinance.
The Mayor of Meggett, Meggett Town Administrator, Fire Department representative or law enforcement representative with jurisdiction in the Town of Meggett has the right to enter any STR unit to evaluate complaints or observations of problematic issues, as well as to respond to emergencies.
A property owner seeking a conditional use for a STR must build a dwelling unit following applicable standards for the dwelling unit under the base zoning district for the subject property and then apply to convert the conforming dwelling unit to a STR use. Legal dwelling units may not be converted into a STR unit during the first two (2) years following construction.
STR uses that receive Town approval to operate shall be issued a business license for STR use, which shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance and shall be renewable annually unless revoked. License holders shall adhere to the requirements of the Municipal Business License Ordinance, Chapter 8, Businesses and Business Regulations Ordinance.

HISTORY
Repealed by Ord. 2024-08 on 1/29/2025
Adopted by Ord. 2025-02 on 8/12/2025

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