Business Licensing & Operations in Berkeley County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Berkeley County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Berkeley County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Berkeley County confines sexually oriented businesses to HI heavy-industrial zoning and requires an annual regulatory license, with a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, churches, parks and residential areas, under County Code of Ordinances § 11.4.4.

Berkeley County Sexually Oriented Business Rules

Heavy Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 11.4.4(K)

K.Location restrictions.1.Sexually oriented businesses shall not operate in any area of the county other than those districts zoned HI, heavy industrial.2.A sexually oriented business shall not operate within 1,000 feet of:a.A religious institution, orb.A public or private school, orc.A boundary of any residential district, ord.A public park or public recreation area, ore.The property line of a...

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Auto Repair on Residential Property

Berkeley County flatly bans auto repair as a home occupation in the unincorporated county: any repair, rental, sale or assembly of vehicles or small engines is a prohibited use under § 11.9.1(B)(1), not a permit-eligible home business.

Berkeley County Bans Home-Based Auto Repair

Heavy Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 11.9.1(B)(1)

B.Prohibited uses.1.Vehicle/equipment repair, rental or sales. Any type of repair, rental, sales, or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (such as autos, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws, and other small engines) or of commercial appliances (household appliances not included in this definition) or any other work r...

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