Greenwood County, SC Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Sec. 6-5-24 of the Greenwood County Code, "Grading permit required; relationship between grading permit and control plan," provides that the surface of land in the county may not be disturbed or altered for any purpose except in accordance with a stormwater management and sediment control plan approved by the approving authority, the Greenwood Soil and Water Conservation District board and the county's director of public works. Once the plan is approved, the county issues a grading permit, and the applicant must agree in writing to carry out the plan, indemnify anyone damaged by noncompliance, and allow inspection of the project site.

Sec. 6-5-26 requires the application to include a written statement of financial responsibility and ownership plus three copies of the stormwater management and sediment control plan. Sec. 6-5-27 sets the nonrefundable grading permit fee on a sliding scale by disturbed area: $20.00 for one to three acres, $30.00 for four to ten acres, $40.00 for 11 to 50 acres, $50.00 for 51 to 100 acres, and $60.00 for any disturbance greater than 100 acres. Sec. 6-5-28 requires the district and county engineer to review the application immediately, gives the county 15 days to review a plan or revised plan, and automatically issues the permit if no decision is reached within 30 days; it also lets the enforcement authority revoke a permit if the approved plan is not followed.

Sec. 6-5-29 lets anyone aggrieved by the approving authority's decision appeal to the circuit court under S.C. Code 1976, § 1-23-380, within 30 days of written notification of the denial.