Horry County, SC Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)

Sec. 13-36(c) of the Horry County Code sets the noise and effects rules specific to a commercial film permit. , and moving equipment or vehicles into or out of a residential area is barred outside that same window unless the county administrator or a designee authorizes different hours in writing. Productions that want to use explosives, pyrotechnics, fire, or any special effect involving flame or an incendiary device cannot do so on the strength of the film permit alone: the production must first obtain a permit from the office of the State Fire Marshal and get written approval from the Horry County Fire Chief or the Chief's designee.

If a shoot needs a hydrant hookup for water, that use has to be coordinated with, and specifically approved by, the Fire Chief or designee, and the production pays for the water usage through the appropriate water authority. Under subsection (n), every other non-conflicting rule that governs special events generally, including the standard special-event permit provisions in Sections 13-31 through 13-35, still applies to a film shoot unless the county administrator waives it in advance. without written authorization, or that sets off pyrotechnics without the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief sign-offs, is operating outside its permit.