Georgetown County, SC Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

County Code § 13.8-195 gives the Georgetown County Sheriff authority to set the traffic-control requirements for any permitted filming activity. Any disruption in traffic, including a street closure, requires an encroachment permit from all applicable authorities before the county will issue the underlying film permit. Public safety officials needed to manage traffic during filming are assigned at the Sheriff's discretion, or the South Carolina Highway Patrol if the Sheriff so determines. Intermittent holds of traffic on a road cannot exceed three-minute intervals, and no holding of traffic is permitted at all during defined rush hours: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A detailed parking plan covering equipment, support vehicles, cast/crew trailers and any encroachment onto public rights-of-way must also be approved under § 13.8-196 before a film permit issues, and parking can never block access for residential or commercial tenants. The film permit applicant must also carry $1,000,000 general liability, automobile liability and workers' compensation coverage under § 13.8-199, naming the county council, administrator and staff as additional insureds. Violating any provision of the filming article, including the traffic-control terms, is a misdemeanor under § 13.8-203 carrying a $500.00 fine and/or up to 30 days in jail per occurrence, and the Sheriff or county administrator can shut the production down and issue citations for continued violations.