York County requires a home occupation permit before you run a business from a residence in unincorporated areas. The home occupation is an accessory use under the county's Unified Development Ordinance, kept subordinate to the dwelling so the neighborhood stays residential.
York County zones unincorporated land under the state Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act, and its Unified Development Ordinance treats a home business as an accessory use in residential districts. The Zoning Division issues a home occupation permit confirming the use fits the parcel's district, and the business must stay clearly incidental to the home, use only the dwelling and a limited floor area, and not bring in outside workers beyond ordinance limits. Inside Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Clover, or York, that city's zoning code and business license apply instead. Recorded HOA covenants add a separate private layer.
The county can order an unpermitted or nonconforming home occupation to stop and pursue zoning enforcement. An HOA enforces its covenants separately through a civil injunction and attorney-fee liability.
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York County requires garage and yard sales to maintain property appearance. Items must be displayed neatly and removed promptly after the sale ends.
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York County's zoning code regulates garage-sale signs on private property by size and placement, and no county permit covers a sign in the state right-of-way...
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Unincorporated York County requires no rental registration, but its cities do. Rock Hill mandates that every single-family and multi-family rental register w...
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South Carolina has no just-cause eviction rule, and York County cannot add one. Under S.C. Code §27-40-710 a landlord ends a tenancy for unpaid rent with a f...
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