Property Maintenance in Spartanburg County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
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Property Blight
In unincorporated Spartanburg County, blighted property, junk accumulations, and derelict vehicles are enforced by county Environmental Enforcement under the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as adopted plus county ordinances. A derelict vehicle must be brought up to code or stored inside a three-sided structure.
Property Blight and Derelict Vehicle Rules in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Property Maintenance (IPMC as adopted)
A derelict vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle which is partially dismantled, wrecked or incapable of self propulsion... These vehicle are required to brought up to code or placed in storage, which is defined as a three sided structure.
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Spartanburg County adopted the International Property Maintenance Code and, in Section 10-162, filled in its blank height standard: exterior weeds and plant growth on any property, vacant or occupied, cannot exceed 18 inches. A violation is a civil infraction carrying a fine between $25.00 and $200.00, rising to as much as $2,000.00 if an owner ignores a written correction notice.
Spartanburg County Caps Weeds at 18 Inches
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code § 10-162 (amending IPMC § 302.4)
The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code adopted in section 10-161 are hereby revised: ... Section 109.3. Insert: Civil infraction Section 109.4. Insert. $25.00 dollars or more than $200.00 dollars. A person who after written notice fails to correct a violation or submit a plan for correcting a violation within the time to comply, set forth in the written notice, mu...
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