Chavous v. South Carolina Coastal Council

ELR Citation: ELR 20393
No(s). D:89-0216-1 (D.S.C. Oct 12, 1989)

The court holds that amendments to the South Carolina Beachfront Management Act preventing construction within 20 feet of the coastal baseline constitute a taking of plaintiffs' property. The statutes create no-construction zones in the town of Hilton Head Island that prevent plaintiffs from constru...