3 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Spartanburg County, a single-family home on a minor street must sit at least 20 feet from the front right-of-way, 20 feet from the rear line, and 5 or 10 feet from each side line. Setbacks are measured from the right-of-way where dedicated (ULMO Table 3a).
Spartanburg County ULMO §2.02-1, Table 3a
Minimum lot areas, lot width, building setbacks and maximum height requirements are established on Table 3... (L) Setbacks shall be measured from the right-of-way line where dedicated. Setbacks may be modified by Section 2.02-2 Bufferyards. (M) Where there is no right-of-way, measure from the centerline of the road.
Unincorporated Spartanburg County does not cap single-family house height with a hard number, but the ULMO adds one foot of side and rear setback for each foot above 35 feet. The City of Spartanburg caps R-15 homes at 35 feet, extendable to a hard maximum of 50 feet with extra
Spartanburg County's ULMO does not set a maximum lot-coverage or impervious-area percentage for single-family residential lots — density is controlled through minimum lot size, frontage and setbacks instead. Stormwater rules govern impervious area on larger land-disturbing projects.
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