Florence County, SC HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

Under the Land Development and Subdivision Ordinance, private streets are allowed only in special projects the zoning ordinance recognizes, such as townhouses or planned developments (Sec. 6-75(c)(1)). Before the county lets a developer keep a street private rather than dedicate it, Sec. 6-75(c)(2) requires a viable homeowners' association supported through adopted deed restrictions and legal restricted covenants to assume ownership and maintenance of that street. Private streets still have to be built to the ordinance's development standards, including utility access and easement requirements, and must carry identifying signage (Sec.

6-75(c)(3)-(4)). Separately, Sec. 6-67(b) lets a subdivision's required public site, land the subdivider must make available for parks, playgrounds, schools or other public facilities under the county's official map, be owned and maintained by a homeowners' association for general public use rather than dedicated to the county. Before the planning commission signs off on that arrangement, the association's declaration and its proposed legal covenants have to be submitted for review with the final plat. Neither section sets up a general HOA registration or oversight scheme; the county's authority here is limited to the plat-approval gate, requiring proof of a functioning association with recorded covenants before it lets private ownership substitute for public dedication or county maintenance of streets and open space.