Ordinances

The official Town Code of Ordinances is maintained in the Town Clerk's Office. The Town Code published at Municipal Code Corporation is for information only, and is not to be used for legal research or to determine whether an action complies with the Town Code. There is no guarantee that the most current ordinances have been published on this site. You must consult with Town Staff to ensure that you have the most current code.

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You may find and search Surfside Beach's ordinances here

Recent Ordinances

Recently Codified Ordinances, 2023

23-0954-22-23 Budget Amend 3-28-2023 final.docx -  AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 MUNICIPAL BUDGET 

Chapter 9 Parking Changes 2-22-2023.pdf - CHAPTER 9 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Chapter 17 Supplemental regulations.pdf -  AN ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IV: SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN’S CODE OF ORDINANCES

Recently Codified Ordinances, 2022

• 22-0951 (PDF) - AN ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF SURFSIDEBEACH TO AMEND CHAPTER 13: BUILDINGS
  AND BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN'S
  CODE OF ORDINANCES SPECIFICALLY SECTION
  13-21· ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES
• 22-0948 (PDF) - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACHTO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 9, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH, OUTH CAROLINA
• 22-0947 (PDF) - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACHTO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 8, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH, SOUTH Carolina
• 22-0946 (PDF) - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 12, STEETS, SIDEWALKS, BEACHES, OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA 
• 22·0944 (PDF) - AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE BEACH AUTHORIZING DECORATIVE STREETLIGHTS FOR PUBUC ROADS IN HARBOR LIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD

Recently Codified Ordinances, 2021

• 21-0920 (PDF) - Emergency Order to allow remote voting (failed)
• 21-0921 - Chapter 2
• 21-0923 - Surfside Beach Craft Market
• 21-0922 (PDF) - Chapter 4, changing the due date for business licenses
• 21-0925 (PDF) - Chapter 2.5
• 21-0926 (PDF) - Intergovernmental Agreement with Horry County
• 21-0927 (PDF) - Chapter 5 Elections (amended)
• 21-0928 (PDF) - Chapter 4, Hospitality
• 21-0929 (PDF) - Invopad
• 21-0930 (PDF) - Olive Shack Amendment
• 21-0931 - Budget Amendment
• 21-0932 (PDF) - 2021 to 2022 Budget
• 21-0933 (PDF) - Chapter 17, Tree preservation
• 21-0934 (PDF) - Amend Chapter 9/Section 17
• 21-0935 (PDF) - Holes on the beach
• 21-0936 (PDF) - Chapter 9
• 21-0937 (PDF) - Chapter 14, Flood Maps
• 21-0938 (PDF) - Chapter 4, Article 1
• 21-0942 (PDF) - Rezone of Public Land
• 21-0943 (PDF) - Chapter 4, Articles 2-8

Recently Codified Ordinances, 2020

• 20-0912 (PDF) - Amend Chapter 4 Business License, Permit, and Regulations
• 20-0914 (PDF) - Amend the Town's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
• 20-0915 (PDF) - Amend Chapter 2 Administration
• 20-0916 (PDF) - COVID-19
• 20-0917 (PDF) - Emergency Ordinance
• 20-0918 (PDF) COVID-19 - 2
• 20-0220 (PDF) - Transfer of Land
• 20-0221 (PDF) - Amend Section 12-69 Article IV, Chapter 12, Beaches
• 20-0222 (PDF) - Amend the Fiscal year 2019-2020 Municipal Budget
• 20-0223 (PDF) - Adopt the 2020 to 2021 Fiscal Budget
• 20-0224 (PDF) - Authorizing Amended lease for Atlantic Restaurant Group
• 20-0225 (PDF) - Definition to add Garden Center as a conditional use
• 20-0226 (PDF) - Language permitting of handicapped-accessible ramps, lifts, and elevators
• 20-0227 (PDF) - Amend Chapter 8, Disorderly Conduct

These ordinance copies are provided for general information only. Decisions regarding construction, building and zoning actions, or any other actions should not be based solely on the online ordinances. Please contact the Planning, Building and Zoning Department prior to construction or other departments as applicable to ensure that you are informed of the most current code.

Official copies of adopted ordinances may be requested by contacting the Town Clerk.