5 rules for unincorporated Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Where towns provide curbside carts, bins must be stored out of street view between collection days and set out only around your pickup day. HOAs across Dorchester County often add stricter screening rules.
Dorchester County and its towns enforce property-maintenance standards against blight. Junk, overgrowth, derelict vehicles, and deteriorating structures draw written notice, deadlines to fix, and county abatement billed back to the owner.
Vacant lot owners in Dorchester County must keep their land mowed, weeded, and free of trash and dumping. Neglected lots draw notice, county or town abatement, and a lien for the cleanup cost.
Measurable snow is essentially unheard of in Lowcountry Dorchester County, so there is no snow-removal ordinance. Property owners still must keep adjacent sidewalks clear of debris, overgrowth, and tripping hazards year-round.
Yard sales must not leave a property looking like blight. Across Dorchester County and its towns, merchandise, tables, and signs must be cleared when the sale ends, and unsold goods cannot linger at the curb.
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