Berkeley County, SC Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Visiting hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Daily trip cap
- 10 total vehicle trips
- Trip split
- 50% entering / 50% exiting
- Parking
- Off-street only, § 11.9.1(L)
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 30 days
- Appeal window
- 30 days to board of zoning appeals
Summary
Berkeley County limits home occupation client traffic in the unincorporated area: visits are allowed only from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and the business cannot generate more than ten vehicle trips a day, split evenly between arrivals and departures.
D.Customers, clients, and patients. Customers, clients, and patients shall visit the site of a home occupation only during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and public access to the home occupation shall be provided by a separate exterior entrance that is not visible from the street right-of-way or from an adjacent lot. ... K.Traffic. The home occupation shall not generate greater volumes of traffic than would normally be expected in a residential district. The total vehicle trips generated by the home occupation shall not exceed ten total trips per day (50 percent entering/50 percent exiting) during the typical weekday and weekend.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 37).
Full Breakdown
, and that traffic has to enter through a separate exterior entrance that isn't visible from the street right-of-way or from a neighboring lot. Subsection (K) then caps the actual trip volume: total vehicle trips generated by the home occupation cannot exceed ten per day, split 50 percent entering and 50 percent exiting, on both weekdays and weekends, and the use overall cannot generate more traffic than would normally be expected in a residential district. Subsection (L) requires all of that parking to be off-street, so clients can't spill onto the shoulder or a neighbor's yard.
1 standards, including the 25-percent floor-area cap and the ban on employees who aren't residents, except one assistant for certain professional occupations. 00 or up to 30 days in jail, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. 7, including ordering a discontinuance of the activity, before a property owner sees a courtroom. 2, though the administrator's order stays in effect while that appeal is pending.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. visiting window or the ten-trip daily cap is a zoning violation the zoning administrator can act on under § 20.5. Conviction under § 20.6 is a misdemeanor: a fine up to $500.00, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. The administrator may also order discontinuance under § 20.7 before pursuing court action; appeals go to the board of zoning appeals within 30 days per § 20.8.2.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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