S.C. Code Ann. § 6-7-1010
"Subdivision" means all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, legacy, or building development, and includes all division of land involving a new street or a change in existing streets, and includes resubdivision and, where appropriate, to the process of subdividing or to the land or area subdivided; provided, however, that the following exceptions are included within this definition only for the purpose of requiring that the local planning commission be informed and have record of such subdivisions:
(2) The division of land into parcels of five acres or more where no new street is involved.
Plats of such exceptions shall be received as information by the planning commission which shall indicate such fact on the plats.