Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Beaufort County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Beaufort County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
Beaufort County waives the maximum density and minimum lot size limits entirely for housing built under its affordable housing chapter in the Regional Center Mixed Use (C5) zone, once a developer commits 20 to 30 percent of units as deed-restricted affordable housing, under Community Development Code Section 4.1.350.
Beaufort County C5 Affordable Density Bonus
Some RestrictionsBeaufort County Community Development Code § 4.1.350(F)(c)
c.Density bonus. Housing developments or re-developments located within the Regional Center Mixed Use (CS) zone district may elect to development land in compliance with this chapter. As an incentive for development under this chapter, there shall be no maximum density or minimum lot size requirements.
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