5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.
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Where towns provide carts, residents must store garbage and recycling bins out of street view except on collection day. York County's rules focus on keeping waste contained so it does not become a nuisance.
York County's home-rule authority lets it order dilapidated and derelict structures cleaned up or demolished. Overgrown, junk-filled, and abandoned properties in the unincorporated county are abated as public nuisances.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-25
All counties of the State, in addition to the powers conferred to their specific form of government, have authority to enact regulations, resolutions, and ordinances, not inconsistent with the Constitution and general law of this State, including the exercise of these powers in relation to health and order in counties or respecting any subject as appears to them necessary and proper for the sec...
Vacant lots in York County must be kept from becoming overgrown or a dumping ground. Owners are responsible for cutting excessive weeds and grass and clearing debris and illegal dumping from their parcels.
Measurable snow is rare in Piedmont York County, and neither the county nor its towns require property owners to shovel snow from sidewalks. Ice and snow removal is left to owners' discretion.
York County requires garage and yard sales to maintain property appearance. Items must be displayed neatly and removed promptly after the sale ends.
1 cities in York County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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