Environmental Rules in Spartanburg County, SC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
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Stormwater Management
Spartanburg County bans any pipe, ditch or other conveyance that discharges anything besides stormwater or engineering-division-approved unpolluted water into its small municipal separate storm sewer system, per Code § 30-191. The rule, enforced by the county engineering division under NPDES permit SCR030000, reaches every illicit connection and every dump, spill or drain into the county's storm drains and ditches.
Stormwater Discharge Rules in Spartanburg County
Significant RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code § 30-191
(a)It is unlawful for any person to connect any pipe, open channel, or any other conveyance system that discharges anything, except stormwater or unpolluted water which is approved by the engineering division, into the SMS4.(b)It is unlawful for any person to continue the operation of any such illicit connection regardless of whether the connection was permissible when constructed. Improper con...
Erosion Control
Spartanburg County requires a land disturbance permit, complete with a plan to control stormwater pollutants and erosion, before any construction project in the unincorporated county disturbs 5,000 square feet or more of soil, under Code § 30-161(b)(4). The county's engineering division reviews the plan under the same Stormwater Management Ordinance that defines and requires erosion and sediment control.
Erosion Control Permits for Land Disturbance in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code § 30-161(b)(4)
(4)To require the submittal of a land disturbance permit application for all construction activities that result in a land disturbance of greater than or equal to 5,000 square feet and would otherwise require a building or grading permit. These applications must include a plan to control stormwater pollutants and other components detailed in the Spartanburg County Stormwater Management Design M...
Flood Zones
Before any development activity begins in Spartanburg County's mapped special flood hazard areas, unincorporated property owners must obtain a county floodplain development permit under Code §§ 38-24 and 38-25. The permit process, run by the county engineer as local floodplain administrator, applies to every FEMA-mapped flood zone in the county's May 4, 2021 Flood Insurance Study.
Floodplain Development Permits in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code §§ 38-24, 38-25
This article shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its Flood Insurance Study, dated May 4, 2021 with accompanying maps and other supporting data, which are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article. (Ord. No. O-10-21, ...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Spartanburg County requires two feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation for both residential and nonresidential construction in special flood hazard areas, per Code § 38-82(1)-(2). No basements are allowed on an elevated structure, and manufactured homes must meet the same two-foot standard on a permanent, anchored foundation.
Base Flood Elevation Standard in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code § 38-82(1)
(1)Residential construction. New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor elevated no lower than two feet above the base flood elevation. No basements are permitted. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a structure, openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movements of floodwaters...
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