Landscaping Rules in Sumter County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Sumter County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sumter County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Weed Ordinances
Unincorporated Sumter County caps weeds and rank vegetation at one foot tall on any lot in a residential zoning district, R-15, R-9, R-6, GR or RMF, regardless of distance from a house. Sec. 22-103 sets the one-foot definition and Sec. 22-105 bans letting growth exceed it, backed by notice-and-abatement enforcement under the same article.
Sumter County Max Weed Height Limit
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code §§ 22-103, 22-105
Weeds and rank vegetation means dense, uncultivated, herbaceous overgrowth over one foot in height, or briers and trailing vines exceeding ten feet in length. ... It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant, or any agent, representative or employee of such owner having control of any occupied or unoccupied real property within any of the unincorporated areas of the county t ... hat is in a r...
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