Right to Farm in Florence County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Florence County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Farm Nuisance Protection

Unincorporated Florence County exempts ordinary farming from its nuisance and building codes. Growing agricultural crops or maintaining natural growth areas is not an act of nuisance under County Code § 21-2(1), and barns and homes historically part of a family farm operation are exempt from the county's Unsafe Structure Abatement Code under § 21-17.

Right-to-Farm Protection in Florence County, SC

Few Restrictions

Florence County Code §§ 21-2(1), 21-17

The growing of agricultural crops or natural growth areas are not an act of nuisance under this chapter. ... However, residential dwellings, barns and other structures which have historically been a part of a family farm operation are specifically exempted from this article unless an official written complaint based on repeat illicit activities is received from a law enforcement agency having a...

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Agricultural Zoning Protection

Unincorporated Florence County has no nuisance-suit right-to-farm statute of its own, but its RU-1, RU-1A and RU-2 rural zoning districts exist specifically to protect agriculture. Sec. 30-2 states the RU-2 rural resource district conserves land 'particularly agricultural' and calls farming and agricultural lands essential, shielding working farms from encroachment by non-farm development.

Florence County Rural District Farm Protection

Few Restrictions

Florence County Code § 30-2

RU-1 and RU-1A rural community districts: The intent of this district is to sustain and support rural community centers as an integral part of the rural environment, serving the commercial, service, social, and agricultural needs of nearby rural residents. ... RU-2 rural resource district: The intent of this classification is to conserve and protect from urban encroachment rural characteristics...

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