Land Development Code
2024 Land Development Code information is undergoing updates. Previous zoning designations are currently displayed. For assistance, contact the County’s Planning Department: 803-576-2190 or email landdevelopmentcode@richlandcountysc.gov.
Richland County’s Land Development Code, or LDC, has been adopted by County Council and is effective as of March 1, 2024.
Purpose
The LDC is the adopted law of the County that regulates land use, growth and development in unincorporated areas. It governs everything from the types of uses, location and size of a development within various zones, to establishing the procedures for how development proposals are reviewed, including approvals and denials.
The LDC also controls various development and subdivision standards such as parking, landscaping, signs, addressing, building form, and open space within a development, and the division and platting of land, as well as road layout and other infrastructure requirements.
How To Find My Zoning
Zoning 101: What Is Zoning?
Zoning 102: The Rezoning Process
Looking to the Future: The County’s Comprehensive Plan
In South Carolina, all Land Development Codes must have two parts: written rules and a zoning map. But before the rules and map are adopted, the community must create and adopt a community master plan or comprehensive plan, as set forth in state code.
Richland County’s Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 2015, and the 10-year statutory revision date is 2025. The County anticipates the Comprehensive Plan revision process will start after July 1, 2024, and will continue until a revision is adopted in 2025. Find information on the current County Comprehensive Plan.
Helpful Links
Contact Us
Residents and property owners with questions on the LDC can visit the Zoning office on the first floor of the County Administration Building at 2020 Hampton St., Columbia, during business hours, or schedule a one-on-one meeting with a Planning & Zoning staff member to learn more about the code.
You may also email LandDevelopmentCode@richlandcountysc.gov or call the County’s Planning Department: 803-576-2190.