Orangeburg County, SC Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

' as an accessory use to a residential principal use: the front, side and corner-lot setbacks each carry the notation 'BL,' meaning the shed must stay outside the required building line for the principal use on that side of the lot, while the rear setback is a flat three feet from the property line. 5, Accessory Buildings and Uses, adds the standards that apply once the shed's footprint is placed: it cannot be a mobile or manufactured home or a shipping container repurposed as an accessory building.

If the shed sits within the lot's buildable area, it must observe the height limit set for that zoning district the same as the principal building; if instead it is placed inside a required setback area, as the three-foot rear allowance permits, its height is capped at 12 feet. 5's third rule. 4 limits that zone to one principal building or use per lot of record; the shed must remain accessory to a permitted principal use. 1, reviews building permit applications and setback compliance and can order removal of a shed erected in violation of the building line or the three-foot rear setback.