Tree Protection in Orangeburg County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Orangeburg County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Heritage & Protected Trees
Unincorporated Orangeburg County protects mature trees by size, not species. Zoning Ordinance Section 4.5.2 designates any tree measuring 30 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) a "significant tree," and bars anyone from destroying or removing one within a protected tree area without following the ordinance's tree-protection process.
Orangeburg County Significant Tree Protection
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Zoning Ordinance § 4.5.2
Any tree measuring 30 inches DBH (Diameter Breast High) shall constitute a "significant tree" for purposes of this section and shall be protected to the extent practical and feasible. To this end, no person, firm, organization, society, association or corporation, or any agent or representative thereof shall directly or indirectly destroy or remove any tree in violation of the terms of this sec...
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