Planning and Development

FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Planning and Development Department is responsible for planning, permitting and code enforcement activities in the unincorporated portions of the County.  The Office carries out these responsibilities through five major departmental functions:

• Building Codes Administration
  
  Issues permits for all construction activity and placement of mobile homes.

• Floodplain Management
  
  Regulates construction and mobile homes in flood hazard areas.

• Land Use Planning
  
  Conducts long-range planning, land subdivision review and platting.

• Zoning Administration
  
  Issues permits, reviews site plans and enforces the zoning ordinance.

• Public Nuisances
  
  Enforces the controls on abandoned or dilapidated structures, junk vehicles and overgrown lots.

CONTACT INFORMATION

31 Klein Street, 3rd Floor, Harrelson Building
P.O. Box 98
Walterboro, SC  29488
Phone: 843-549-1709
Fax: 843-549-9014
Email: pslayter@colletoncounty.org

HOURS OF OPERATION

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM

STAFF CONTACTS

Planning and Development:
Philip Slayter, AICP, Director, pslayter@colletoncounty.org
Theodore Reed, Chief Building Official, treed@colletoncounty.org
Karen Fenoglietto, Zoning & Floodplain Administrator, kfenoglietto@colletoncounty.org