SC Statute 57-5-820; 57-5-845 (S.40)

 SECTION 57-5-820. Consent of municipality to work on state highways; exception; definitions.

As used in this section and Section 57-5-830:"Structurally deficient" means not adequate to handle the vehicle weights authorized on roads leading to them."Functionally obsolete" means narrow clearances or sharp roadway approach angles that make passage difficult or hazardous, or with too few lanes for existing traffic needs.All work to be performed by the Department on state highways within a municipality must be with the consent and approval of the proper municipal authorities, except that work performed or to be performed on a bridge and its approaches, certified by the Department as functionally obsolete or structurally deficient, to remove, replace, or improve such bridge and its approaches shall not require prior consent and approval of a municipal authority if the bridge crosses the intracoastal waterway.HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-172; 1952 Code Section 33-172; 1951 (47) 457; 1983 Act No. 39 Section 1.

SECTION 57-5-845. Parking facilities in beach communities.(A) Parking facilities on state highway facilities located in beach communities that are eligible for beach renourishment funds:(1) must include free public beach parking;(2) may include paid public beach parking; and(3) only may be restricted by the department if the department determines that the restrictions are necessary under the circumstances.(B) Any municipality electing to charge for public beach parking may use the parking revenues for the operation, maintenance, preservation, or funding of:(1) public beach parking facilities;(2) beach access, maintenance, and renourishment;(3) traffic and parking enforcement;(4) first responders;(5) sanitation; and(6) litter control and removal for beaches.HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 89 (S.40), Section 2, eff May 24, 2021.