Florence County, SC Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Florence County's home occupation standards in Section 30-98 apply wherever a home business is conditionally permitted by the zoning tables, and one of the enumerated conditions is an outright signage ban: no signs shall be allowed. Unlike the traffic and parking standards in the same section, which use qualitative language tied to what is normal for a residential neighborhood, the signage rule leaves no room for interpretation or degree; it applies uniformly no matter the type of home occupation, whether it is a hair stylist, tutor, accountant, or repair business operating out of a residence.

The rule stands in sharp contrast to the county's bed and breakfast inn standard in Section 30-93(7), which does allow one non-illuminated identification sign up to four square feet for that separate, more heavily conditioned use; home occupations get no comparable allowance. Because signage sits inside the same conditional-use section that caps floor area, bars outdoor activity, and restricts employees to residents, a home occupation that also puts up a sign is out of compliance with the same permit that lets it operate at all, exposing both the sign and the underlying home business use to zoning enforcement.