5 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
In zoned unincorporated Spartanburg County, a home occupation must stay clearly incidental to the residence, using no more than 50 percent of the dwelling's floor area, and be conducted entirely within the residence (or, on 2+ acres, partly in an accessory building).
Spartanburg County ULMO 3.06(1)
The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 50 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.
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.
Spartanburg 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.
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.
S.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.
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).
S.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.
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.
Spartanburg 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.
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