Legal Opinion
Spectre, LLC v. South Carolina Department of Health
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 1, 2010No. 26764PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pleicones
Respondent Spectre, LLC’s (Spectre) request for a storm-water/land disturbance permit so that it may fill 31.76 acres of freshwater wetlands in Horry County was denied by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The Administrative Law Court (ALC) determined that the permit must issue as a matter of law. Because we find that DHEC properly exercised its authority under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) in denying the permit request, we now reverse.
FACTS
I. CZMA and CMP
As part of the CZMA, passed in 1978, DHEC was required by statute to develop a…
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