Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in York County, SC (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of York County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Density Bonus Law

York County's Zoning Code offers, but does not require, a density bonus for affordable housing. Under § 155.060(D), a multi-family developer who makes at least 20% of a project's units affordable can build up to 20% more dwelling units than the base zoning district's maximum density allows, with rent, income, and deed-restriction requirements attached.

York County Affordable Housing Density Bonus

Light Restrictions

York County, S.C. Code § 155.060(D)

(D) Density bonus for affordable housing. (1) Purpose. To promote a diversity of housing stock and encourage the provision of housing that is affordable to all economic levels of residents and meets the needs of the county's diversifying population, a density bonus is available for multi-family developments that meet the requirements of this division. (2) Density bonus. Where at least 20% of th...

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Downtown Design Guide

York County's Baxter Village Traditional Neighborhood District (BV) functions as the county's design-guide zoning district. Section 155.153(G) requires main entrances to face a street or square, caps height at 50 feet, 80 feet in the neighborhood center, and allows up to 100% impervious surface in exchange for pedestrian-oriented block, street, and civic-space design.

York County Baxter Village Design Standards

Some Restrictions

York County, S.C. Code § 155.153(G)

All buildings, except accessory structures, will have their main entrance opening onto a street, square, courtyard, or park. ... Building height will be measured as the vertical distance from the highest finished grade at the street frontage, up to the eaves or the highest level of a (flat) roof. Heights of structures and buildings will be as specified in the following lot development standards...

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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses by City in York County

1 cities in York County have their own zoning overlays & bonuses rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Downtown Design Guide

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