Home Business in Lexington County, SC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Lexington County, South Carolina.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Running a business from a house in unincorporated Lexington County requires a separate zoning permit under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 21.22, on top of the residential permit already covering the dwelling. The operator must live at the residence, and the business is capped at 25 percent of the home's floor area or 750 square feet, whichever is smaller.
Lexington County Home Occupation Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsLexington County Zoning Ordinance § 21.22
a home occupation is a business-type activity of a nonresidential nature which is based and/or performed within a dwelling unit, or within an accessory structure to a residence... The owner/operator of the home occupation must reside at the residence... It shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the total floor area of such dwelling unit and in no event occupy more than 750 square feet of floo...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Lexington County cannot display goods or otherwise show from the outside that the house is being used for business. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 21.22 bars exterior displays or any exterior indication of a home occupation unless the Board of Zoning Appeals grants a variance.
Lexington County Home Business Sign Restriction
Significant RestrictionsLexington County Zoning Ordinance § 21.22, item a
The following shall not be permitted as part of a home occupation unless an appropriate variance is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals: a.Exterior displays, display of goods or chattels visible from the outside, or exhibit on the premises by any method which would indicate from the exterior that the dwelling unit, or accessory structure, is being utilized in whole or in part as a home occup...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Home occupations in unincorporated Lexington County cannot generate traffic beyond what a normal residential setting would see. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 21.22 bars traffic generation substantially in excess of what would normally be expected in a residential setting unless the Board of Zoning Appeals grants a variance.
Lexington County Home Business Traffic Limit
Significant RestrictionsLexington County Zoning Ordinance § 21.22, item e
The following shall not be permitted as part of a home occupation unless an appropriate variance is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals: ... e.Traffic generation substantially in excess of that which would normally be expected in a residential setting;
Home Daycare
A home day care in unincorporated Lexington County needs a special exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals once it cares for more than six people. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 21.22 caps any such special exception at 12 individuals and forbids mixing children and adults at the same location.
Lexington County Home Day Care Special Exception
Significant RestrictionsLexington County Zoning Ordinance § 21.22, item h
h.Regular care, supervision, or guidance of more than six individuals (pre-teenage children, senior citizens, or adults with disabilities), counting those who live at the site of the home occupation. No special exception may be granted for a home occupation day care of more than 12 such individuals; nor may any special exception for a home occupation day care extend beyond the operator or site ...
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