Home Business in Spartanburg County, SC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Spartanburg County's ULMO allows a home occupation by right if it meets the §3.06 standards - including no more than one employee who does not live in the residence and no alteration of the home's residential character. Verify zoning compliance with the Planning Department before operating.
Home Occupation Employee Limit: One Non-Resident
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County ULMO 3.06(4), (6)
No more than one (1) person not residing in the residence shall be employed... There is no alteration of the residential character of the building and/or premises.
Signage Rules
A home occupation in zoned unincorporated Spartanburg County may show no exterior indication of the business other than a single sign of two square feet or less. Larger or illuminated commercial signage is not allowed at a home occupation.
Home Occupation Sign Limited to 2 Square Feet
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County ULMO 3.06(3)
No exterior indication of the use shall be evident other than a sign of two (2) square feet or less in size.
Cottage Food Operations
South Carolina's Home-Based Food Production Law (S.C. Code 44-1-143) lets Spartanburg County residents make and sell nonpotentially hazardous foods - baked goods, candies, jams - from home with no permit, license, or inspection. Products must be properly labeled. The SC Department of Agriculture now administers the program.
SC Cottage Food: No Permit for Non-Hazardous Foods
Few RestrictionsS.C. Code 44-1-143(A)(1)
"Home-based food production operation" means an individual, operating out of the individual's dwelling, who prepares, processes, packages, stores, and distributes nonpotentially hazardous foods for sale directly to a person, including online and by mail order, or to retail stores, including grocery stores.
Home Daycare
A home daycare in Spartanburg County is a 'family childcare home' under S.C. Code 63-13-20 - a residence caring for no more than six children (including the caregiver's own and related children). These homes must register with the SC Department of Social Services (DSS).
SC Family Childcare Home: Up to Six Children, DSS Registered
Some RestrictionsS.C. Code 63-13-20
"Family childcare home" means a facility within a residence occupied by the operator in which childcare is regularly provided for no more than six children, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, including those children living in the home and children received for childcare who are related to the resident caregiver.
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