7319 College St Irmo, SC 29063-2902

RS, single-family residential district. The RS district is intended to foster, preserve, and protect areas of the community in which the principal use of land is for detached, single-family dwellings, and certain residential support facilities at low densities. RG, general residential district. The RG district is intended to accommodate higher density residential development and a variety of housing types on small lots or in project settings, in areas accessible by major streets. RN, negotiated residential district. The RN district is a special purpose district, allowing for a range of residential uses including, but not limited to, single family residential, duplexes, townhomes, and apartments. The intent is to create a planned, unified development that encourages flexibility of design and allowable residential uses within the district. While a mix of residential uses and types is encouraged, it is not required. In order to rezone property to RN, a concept plan, descriptive statement (described elsewhere in this ordinance), and bonus density calculation shall be submitted to and approved by the town council. CO, office-commercial district. The CO district is intended to accommodate office, selected service, and institutional uses. It is designed principally for use along major streets and subdivision borders to help ameliorate the consequences of change impacting these areas and to serve as transitions between more intense commercial uses and residential areas. These intentions shall be considered in decisions of requests for CO zoning. CN, neighborhood-commercial district. The CN district is intended to meet the commercial and service needs generated by nearby residential areas. Goods and services normally available in these districts are of the "convenience variety." CN establishments can provide community members convenient access to frequently used neighborhood-oriented services and give residents the option of walking rather than depending on an automobile. The size of these districts should relate to surrounding residential markets and the locations should be at or near major intersections, in proximity to residential areas, and/or on the periphery of residential areas, moderating transition between residential and potentially incompatible commercial uses. These intentions shall be considered in decisions of requests for CN zoning. CG, general-commercial district.