Columbia, SC Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Sec. " That standard governs client visits, courier drops, and foot traffic alike, and it's paired with a specific vehicle-storage rule in subsection h: any vehicle used to run the home occupation must be sized so it doesn't disrupt the neighborhood's quiet, residential character, and the operator may keep no more than two such vehicles, either on the premises or parked on a public street within 1,200 feet of the property. Any parking the business generates beyond normal household use must be met off the street and outside a required front yard, per Sec.

2's off-street parking standards, rather than by having clients or delivery vehicles line the curb. Together the two subsections mean a home business that draws a steady stream of client visits, holds regular deliveries by box truck, or keeps a small fleet parked out front is over the line even if it never violates the sign or floor-area rules, because the traffic and vehicle standards are independent conditions of the same accessory-use approval.