Mount Pleasant, SC Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

450(F) of Mount Pleasant's zoning code defines a home-based day care as a home-based business where children or adults are provided care, protection, and supervision on a regular basis for less than 24 hours per day, occurring primarily inside the principal or an accessory building, with an outdoor area permitted. The use is allowed only in the RC-1, RC-2, RR, CC, R-1, and R-2 zoning districts, and only if several conditions are met: not more than one employee, other than the resident(s), works on the premises; parking generated by the day care must be met off the street; not more than six children and/or adults are cared for at any given time, counting those who live in the home or are related to the resident or the employee; not more than 30% of the principal building's floor area is used for the day care, though up to 100% of an accessory building may be used if the principal building is not; and the day care must be licensed by the appropriate state agency. 450(F) itself.