Community Questions

Abandoned Motor Vehicles

Abandonment prohibited
No person shall abandon any motor vehicle on any public street or public grounds or upon any privately owned property. No person controlling privately owned property shall permit any abandoned or unsafe vehicle to remain thereupon unless the abandoned motor vehicle is removed to a storage area for safekeeping.

Determination of abandonment:
For the purposes of this article, a vehicle shall be determined to have been abandoned if:

  • The vehicle fails to display a current license plate, and it is partially dismantled or wrecked or incapable of self-propulsion or of being moved in the manner for which it was originally intended; or
  • The vehicle is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or lessee thereof for a period of time exceeding twenty-four (24) consecutive hours; or
  • The vehicle is left on any public street or highway or in any parking garage of the city for a period of time greater than seven (7) consecutive days; or
  • The vehicle is left on any property owned or operated by the city other than that as described in subsection (3) hereof for a period of time greater than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.

Curb Side Collection & Disposal

Community Residences

All residences located in the city, shall use sufficient containers so as to accommodate the normal volume of solid waste generated therein between collections, unless otherwise specified. The type, size and number of containers allowed shall be as follows:

  • Type: Watertight metal or heavy-duty plastic or material of similar strength with handles and tight-fitting cover.
  • Size: Maximum of forty (40) gallons in volume and fifty (50) pounds or less when loaded per can, unless otherwise specified in writing by the city sanitation division.
  • Number: Maximum of three (3) per household or dwelling unit.

Bulk, including white goods, shall be disposed of only in accordance with the following policy:

  • Free bulk pickup shall be available for residents, provided the city sanitation division is notified.
  • Residents shall place bulk pickup with all doors and drawers removed, if applicable at the curb or edge of pavement only on the date and time assigned by the city sanitation division.
  • No white goods shall be picked up by the city unless all doors or drawers shall have been removed from same prior to the goods being placed at the curb or edge of pavement for disposal.

All leaves and grass shall be placed in clear plastic bags and placed at the curb. It shall be the responsibility of the resident to provide the necessary bags. Loose leaves and grass placed at the curb in piles will not be collected. No household garbage may be placed in with leaves or grass. Such mixtures shall be separated by the resident or the city will not collect them. Home composting of leaves and grass is encouraged for all residents.

Logs, limbs, brush and stumps shall be placed at the curb in the following manner:

  • Length of material shall be limited to four (4) feet;
  • Diameter of material shall be limited to four (4) inches;

Material shall not be placed on top of water meters, adjacent to fire hydrants, on top of sprinkler heads or close to any object or material that may be damaged by mechanical loading devices.

No materials listed in (1), (2) or (3) above which are generated by contractors or landscapers shall be collected by the city.

Containers shall be tightly covered when placed for pickup.

Any container which violates prescribed standards or which has defects likely to hamper collection or injure collection personnel or the public or any violation of this section shall be promptly remedied by the resident upon notification of such violation from the city sanitation division. If not remedied by the resident after the resident has received notice, the city sanitation division shall remove such unsafe or unauthorized container from the premises.

In placing containers and other solid waste for collection and removing containers after collection, all residents shall follow these practices:

  • Days: Monday through Friday, except holidays, as assigned by the city sanitation division.
  • Hours: All solid waste, excluding bulk for collection by the city sanitation division shall be placed at the curb before 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled pickup days only. Garbage shall not be placed before 6:00 p.m. the day before scheduled pickup. Trash shall not be placed earlier than two (2) days before scheduled pickup. Containers, including county curbside recycling containers, shall be removed as soon as possible after pickup, but no later than 6:00 p.m. on the scheduled pickup days. The city sanitation division shall not be responsible for the pickup of refuse not placed by the prescribed time.
  • Location: All containers and excess solid waste for collection shall be placed at the curb or edge of pavement and visible to the collection personnel.

It shall be unlawful for any resident to deposit residential material in any receptacle maintained on a sidewalk, at any other location for control of litter by pedestrians or motorists, or at any other unauthorized disposal site.

Grass and leaves, brush and tree parts, white goods, furniture and other bulk trash shall be placed for collection herein in the following manner:

  • The aforesaid materials shall be separated at the curb in such a way as to allow for easy access from the street by collection crews;
  • Any of the aforesaid materials which are mixed together shall not be collected by the city. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or resident to separate these materials at the curb.

All trash shall be piled in compact piles at the curb or edge of pavement. Boxes and paper shall be bundled and tied securely.

ATV & Dirt Bikes

The County does not allow the riding of dirt bikes on public road. They can be driven only on private property.

Can I drive a golf cart in the community?

SECTION 56-3-115, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Statute 56-3-115. requires the operator of a golf cart to be a licensed driver, obtain a permit from the Department of Highways and Public Transportation and provide proof of financial responsibility (insurance) which will then permit the operator to:

  • Operate the golf cart on a secondary highway or street within two (2) miles of their residence during daylight hours only; However, if the golf cart is equipped with headlights and taillights, the golf cart also may be operated at night; and
  • cross a primary highway or street while traveling along a secondary highway or street within two (2) miles of their residence during daylight hours only.
  • As the parent and or guardian of the minor child, it is your responsibility to ensure your child is not operating this type of vehicle without the proper license and permits. In accordance with South Carolina Statute 56-1-480 (unlawful to permit unauthorized person to drive), you will be cited and fined $217.50 if your child is found to be operating a golf cart without the proper license and permits after issuance of a warning.
  • To obtain a Golf cart permit and registration, please complete form GC-2 Application for Golf Cart Permit Application available upon request from the local DMV Branch Office or the DMV website (http://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVNew/forms.aspx). The fee is $5.00 for a golf cart permit and registration.

Mopeds

No person shall operate a moped in the community unless he/she shall have a valid driver’s license or beginner’s permit issued by the state or by another state, if he/she is a resident of such other state.