Greenville County's residential Table 7.3 controls development through lot width, setbacks, and height rather than a single-family lot-coverage percentage. Some special districts do cap coverage (e.g. 50% building coverage in manufactured-home parks); accessory buildings may not occupy over 20% of the rear yard.
For ordinary single-family lots, the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance's Table 7.3 regulates buildable area with minimum lot width, front/side/rear setbacks, and a 45-foot height cap rather than a stated maximum lot-coverage percentage. Explicit coverage caps do appear in certain special districts and uses: manufactured-home-park building coverage may not exceed 50% of the lot, and accessory buildings may occupy no more than 20% of the rear yard. Where an accessory structure sits in a front yard in rural or suburban districts, it may not occupy more than 20% of the front yard. Confirm the exact standard for your zoning district with the Zoning Administrator.
Exceeding an applicable coverage or accessory-area limit violates the Zoning Ordinance, a misdemeanor under Sec. 13:3, punished in magistrate's court with each day a separate offense.
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