Fire Regulations in York County, SC (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Unincorporated York County exempts campfires and fire pits used for recreation, ceremonies or warmth from its open-burning ban, so no burn permit or distance variance is needed for a backyard fire pit handled safely. That carve-out sits inside a nuisance ordinance that otherwise bars burning within 500 feet of a neighbor's home.
York County Recreational Fire Pit Rules
Light RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 56.104(C)
§ 56.101 BURNING NEAR RESIDENCES OR BUILDINGS. It shall be unlawful for the owner, agent or occupant of any improved or unimproved lot, parcel or tract within a developed residential, commercial or industrial portion of the unincorporated area of the county to burn any item or substance, whether contained or uncontained, within 500 feet of a residence, occupied building, occupied housing uni...
Fireworks
South Carolina bars retail sale or use of small bottle rockets statewide and forbids selling any fireworks to anyone under sixteen, rules that apply the same in unincorporated York County as everywhere else. The county layers its own restrictions on top: fireworks are banned at every public park and boat landing, and a seasonal fireworks stand can only run in the Rural Industrial, Light Industrial or Industrial Development zoning districts.
York County Fireworks Sale And Use Rules
Significant RestrictionsS.C. Code Ann. § 40-56-220
SECTION 40-56-220. Facilities must comply with regulations; consumer fireworks must comply with federal standards; small bottle rocket sale and use not legal; no sale of fireworks to anyone under sixteen. (A) All facilities for the manufacturing, sales, or storage of fireworks must comply with regulations established by the board. (B) All consumer fireworks must comply with standards set by the...
Outdoor Burning
York County bans open burning of waste, debris, stumps and construction materials at new commercial, industrial and larger residential development sites in the unincorporated county, and even permitted burning is confined to 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Burning hazardous, plastic, tire or household waste is prohibited outright.
York County Open Burning Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 56.103(A), (D)
(A) Open burning at certain locations prohibited. Open burning of waste, debris, trash, stumps, tree branches, construction and demolition waste, land clearing waste and debris and hazardous waste and materials is prohibited at new commercial, industrial and non-residential development sites not otherwise exempt and at certain new residential development sites in the unincorporated area of York...
Fire Regulations by City in York County
1 cities in York County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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