Mount Pleasant, SC Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

450(E) of Mount Pleasant's zoning code defines a limited home-based business as one with no employees besides the resident but that "may have occasional customers or clients," and allows it in every zoning district where residential dwellings are permitted except the Multi-Family Residential (MF) district. Three conditions govern the customer traffic and physical footprint of a limited home-based business: no traffic may be generated in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential district; any parking need created by the business must be met off the street, not by using public rights-of-way; and the business may use no more than 30% of the floor area of the principal building, though it may use up to 100% of an accessory building's floor area instead, provided none of the principal building is used for the business.

Outdoor areas may also be used where essential to the business, such as for horseback riding instruction, swimming lessons, or sports instruction. 450(C) that apply to every type of home-based business, including the ban on outside-visible merchandise and the requirement that the occupation be licensed by the Town.