Sign Regulations in York County, SC (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.
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Political Signs
South Carolina makes it unlawful to display, place, or affix any sign, political campaign signs included, within a road right-of-way where it is visible from the main-traveled way. S.C. Code § 57-25-10 applies on every state and county road in unincorporated York County, and a candidate or supporter who plants a yard sign inside the right-of-way commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100 or up to 30 days in jail.
York County Political Sign Right-of-Way Ban
Some RestrictionsS.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-10
SECTION 57-25-10. Unlawful to display, place, or affix posters within right-of-way. It is unlawful for a person to display, place, or affix a sign, as defined in Section 57-25-120(3), within a right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of the highway. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundr...
Garage Sale Signs
York County's zoning code regulates garage-sale signs on private property by size and placement, and no county permit covers a sign in the state right-of-way. S.C. Code §57-25-10 makes it unlawful to place any sign in a highway right-of-way.
York County Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsS.C. Code §57-25-10
It is unlawful for a person to display, place, or affix a sign, as defined in Section 57-25-120(3), within a right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of the highway.
Digital Billboards
York County's sign ordinance flatly bars anyone from building a new billboard, digital or static, anywhere in the unincorporated county. Sign Code § 155.938(A) says a person may not construct, install, operate, display, or use a new billboard; only billboards standing when the rule took effect may keep running, and only as tightly restricted nonconforming structures.
York County Bans New Digital Billboards
Heavy RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 155.938(A)-(B)(1)
(A) In general. A person may not construct, install, operate, display, or use a new billboard. Sign users may maintain existing billboards in accordance with the provisions of this section. (B) Nonconforming billboards. Sign users may maintain billboards existing at the time of adoption of this part as a nonconforming use, provided that: (1) A person may not enlarge, extend, relocate, str...
Window Signs
York County caps how much of a storefront window can carry signage under § 155.935(I). In Agricultural/Open Space and Residential districts, a sign user may cover only 25% of a window's area; in Small-Scale Commercial, Commercial and Industrial, and the Lake Wylie Overlay districts, coverage can reach 50%. No permit is required for window signs in any sign district.
York County Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 155.935(I)
(I) Window sign standards. (1) Sign standards. Window signs shall comply with the standards in Table 155.935-9: Window Signs by District. TABLE 155.935-9: WINDOW SIGNS BY DISTRICT Standard AOS RES SSC CI LW Allowed? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Permit Required? No No No No No Area (Max. % per Window) 25% 25% 50% 50% 50% Sign Features Illumination ...
Sign Regulations by City in York County
1 cities in York County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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