Land Use & Zoning
In South Carolina, 'spot zoning' refers to:
AZoning applied uniformly across a municipality
BRezoning a small parcel inconsistently with the surrounding area for the benefit of one owner✓ Correct
CAgricultural preservation zones in rural counties
DSpecial flood zone designations by FEMA
Explanation
Spot zoning is the illegal (or legally questionable) practice of rezoning a small parcel differently from the surrounding area, typically to benefit a single property owner at the expense of neighbors.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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