Sidewalk Assessment Fee Ordinance

At a glance

• What: Ordinance 2026-55 amends Article 17 (Design and Performance Standards) of the zoning code, replacing sidewalk installation language with rules for a sidewalk development and maintenance fund. The Zoning Administrator, with acknowledgment from the Public Works Director or designee, could accept an assessment fee instead of requiring a sidewalk when no sidewalks are nearby, utilities would interfere, sidewalk improvements are already planned, the sidewalk would not connect to an existing one, or SCDOT restrictions limit construction. The fee follows the schedule in the municipal budget.
• Where it stands: Planning Commission recommended approval 6 to 0 (September 1). Council approved first reading September 8, 2026, 7 to 0. The October 13 minutes show no second reading, so it is pending.

Votes

September 8: moved by Councilman Chestnut, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Conner. All seven members voted yes: Mayor Kruea, Mayor Pro Tem Conner, Councilman Chestnut, Councilwoman Hatley, Councilman Lowder, Councilman McClure, Councilman Render.

Sources

• City Council workshop and meeting minutes, September 8, 2026: https://cms6.revize.com/revize/myrtlebeachsc/02.%209-8-2026%20Meeting%20Minutes%20.pdf

Log

2026-09-08 - City Council

First reading approved 7 to 0.