Horry County's single-family residential dimensional standards do not set a maximum lot-coverage percentage. Building bulk is controlled through minimum setbacks, minimum lot size and buffer requirements, while impervious surface is regulated separately through stormwater rules.
The Horry County Zoning Ordinance dimensional table (Section 205 / Table 2-1) for the single-family residential districts lists minimum lot size, setbacks and a 35-foot height limit, but does not publish a maximum lot-coverage or building-coverage percentage for those SF districts. In practice, how much of a lot can be built on is bounded by the required front, side, rear and corner setbacks plus minimum lot area (for example 6,000 square feet in SF6, 10,000 in SF10, 20,000 in SF20). Impervious-surface and runoff limits are handled through Horry County's stormwater and land-development regulations rather than the zoning coverage table, and coastal parcels face additional DHEC and OCRM controls. Planned developments (PDD/PUD) set their own coverage standards.
Because there is no zoning coverage percentage in the SF districts, enforcement runs through setback, lot-size and stormwater rules. Exceeding those, or adding impervious area beyond stormwater limits, can trigger permit denial and correction orders.
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