Anderson County, SC Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Section 6:11, Home occupation, opens by declaring a home occupation permitted in any residential district if it conforms to the section's requirements, and then names the specific businesses allowed, with a child care home listed alongside occupations such as a beautician, dance instructor, and tutor. G. The general standards still apply to a home daycare: no more than two persons other than household residents may be engaged in the occupation, the operation cannot involve retail sale of merchandise manufactured off the premises, no merchandise may be displayed where it is visible from the street, and it may not become a nuisance or cause undue disturbance in the neighborhood.

Signage is limited to one non-illuminated nameplate of two square feet or less mounted flat against the house. Off-street parking must be provided under Section 6:9, which for a home occupation generally requires one additional space for every 100 square feet of floor area devoted to the business. These zoning conditions exist on top of, not instead of, any separate state child care licensing requirements administered outside this chapter.