Mount Pleasant, SC

Town Code § 95.07(B) calls for tree limbs to be kept clear of public streets and sidewalks: 15 feet of clearance over streets for vehicle traffic and 7 feet over sidewalks or other…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, Town Code § 51.058 requires every water customer of the Commissioners of Public Works, known as Mount Pleasant Waterworks (MPW), to follow the South…

Mount Pleasant bars letting grass, weeds, or undergrowth pile up into a health hazard on any vacant or occupied lot. Section 93.07 covers the street right-of-way up to the pavement and…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, natural and synthetic turf grass is a prohibited element inside the special right-of-way bufferyards required along Highway 17 North, Highway 41, and…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 156.702(A) requires a tree removal permit from the Zoning Administrator, an approved clearing and grading permit, or another applicable tree permit…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bans possessing, discharging or setting off fireworks at any town-owned park, including Memorial Waterfront Park and Shem Creek Park, unless the activity is…

Backyard fire pits, grills, and other recreational fires are exempt from the Town of Mount Pleasant's open-burning ban. Section 92.30(B) protects fires for warmth, recreation…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bans burning leaves, debris, trash, or bonfires outside any structure unless the fire is attended, contained, and has extinguishing equipment on hand under §…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a residential propane or heating oil tank is not exempt from yard setbacks: § 156.1651(D) lets it project into a required yard by up to four feet, but it…

There is no statewide defensible-space mandate, but if you burn cleared brush you must follow SC Regulation 61-62.2. Land-clearing burns in non-residential areas must sit at least…

Every dwelling unit in unincorporated Charleston County must have an approved, listed smoke detector installed per the manufacturer's instructions and tested to UL 217. Sec. 4-28, §…

The South Carolina Forestry Commission has statewide authority to declare wildfire emergencies, issue burn bans, and suppress forest fires. Title 48 designates protected forestland and…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, it is unlawful to feed birds, including seagulls and pigeons, at any town-owned park such as Memorial Waterfront Park or Shem Creek Park. The rule sits…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bans keeping any poisonous reptile, dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, or vicious domesticated animal under § 90.26(A), and § 90.26(B) lists 29 named…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bans keeping chickens, turkeys, ducks, guineas, geese, pheasants, pigeons, or other domestic fowl that impair health or disturb neighbors with noise, odor…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 90.29(B)(1) makes it unlawful to let an animal run without control or restraint, and § 90.01 defines control as a leash no more than eight feet long…

The Town of Mount Pleasant does not ban dogs by breed. Under § 90.30 of the Code of Ordinances, any animal the Animal Control Officer declares dangerous or vicious based on its own…

The Town of Mount Pleasant designates its entire corporate limits a bird sanctuary under § 90.31. It is unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot at, or otherwise molest any bird or wild fowl, or…

Cats six months or older in the Town of Mount Pleasant must wear a collar or harness with a rabies-vaccination tag under § 90.54. Homeless or stray cats fall under § 90.66's…

The Town of Mount Pleasant does not set a blanket limit on household pets, but its zoning code treats keeping dogs beyond ordinary pet-keeping as a "private kennel" accessory use…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's zoning code, § 156.1681, defines a "veterinary clinic" as an establishment for the care, observation and treatment of animals, where animals may be boarded…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's zoning code defines a pet groomer as a "pet care service," an establishment offering grooming and training for household pets. Animals may stay in indoor…

Mount Pleasant lets residents keep bees on any size lot under Section 156.353, capping density at two colonies per quarter acre. Hives must sit at least 20 feet from every property…

Charleston County does not require every pet to be spayed or neutered, but any dog or cat impounded by animal control must be sterilized, or the owner must pay an escalating "intact…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 72.02 bans stopping, standing, or parking in 14 specific places, including in front of driveways, on sidewalks, within intersections, and near fire…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 156.305(A) of the zoning code limits residential properties to one commercial vehicle parked or stored outside an enclosed building, and only if it is…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 156.305(B) makes it unlawful to keep any wrecked, unlicensed, uninspected or inoperable motor vehicle indoors or outdoors for more than 48 hours…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, parking spaces built for alternative fuel vehicles, including electric vehicle charging stations, count toward a development's minimum required…

Every parking space and driveway in the Town of Mount Pleasant must use a suitable paving material under Town Code § 156.757. Only asphalt, concrete, specialty pavers, or pea gravel…

Buildings in the Town of Mount Pleasant that receive or distribute merchandise, and every multi-tenant retail or office building, must provide off-street loading space under Town Code…

Under Section 156.373(A) of the Zoning Code, the Town of Mount Pleasant prohibits overnight parking of tractor trailers and truck cabs at any parking lot or structure permitted as a…

Mount Pleasant classifies parking or overnight storage of watercraft, tow-behind trailers, and campers on a residential lot as a 'major accessory use' under Section 156.423(B)(3), the…

South Carolina caps no towing charge. There is no statutory or regulatory ceiling on a hookup fee, mileage rate or daily storage rate, and no statewide drop fee for returning to your…

Town Code § 132.03(E)(5) makes it a town noise offense, on top of any state charge, for a motor vehicle's muffler to emit sound in violation of S.C. Code § 56-5-5020. Section…

The Town of Mount Pleasant makes it unlawful under § 90.29(B)(4) for any owner to let an animal bark, whine, howl, honk, bray, or cry in an excessive, continuous, untimely, or…

The Town of Mount Pleasant caps ambient sound with hard numbers. Town Code § 132.03(C) makes it unlawful to exceed 60 dB(A) or 60 dB(C) during daytime hours and 55 dB(A) or 55 dB(C)…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bars building operations between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Town Code § 132.03(E)(3). Even during allowed hours, construction noise that is plainly…

Amplified sound, defined in Town Code § 132.03(A) as sound boosted by any electronic means, is barred under § 132.03(E)(4) whenever it is plainly audible from inside a neighboring…

The Town of Mount Pleasant does not regulate aircraft noise under its town noise ordinance. Town Code § 132.03(G)(10) carves out an express exception for 'noise generated by any…

Unincorporated Charleston County bars any excessive, unnecessary or unreasonable sound that is plainly audible between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under Sec. 3-43(c). The curfew applies…

Charleston County only exempts chain saws, sanders, grinders, leaf blowers and other lawn and garden tools from its noise ordinance when they run during daylight hours. Sec. 3-44(6)…

Mount Pleasant requires every STR operator to certify they've read the town's noise rules, post a summary of those rules inside the rental, and hand renters a copy of the noise…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, every short-term rental permit requires at least one additional off-street parking space beyond normal household use, and the operator must submit a…

Town of Mount Pleasant STR permits cap overnight occupancy at two persons per bedroom plus two more for a whole-house rental, an accessory dwelling unit rented alone is capped at…

Every Mount Pleasant STR permit application must include a copy of the operator's general liability insurance, one of the required annual submissions filed with the Planning, Land Use…

Mount Pleasant charges a non-refundable $250 STR permit application fee for owner-occupied rentals and $500 for whole-house rentals or ADUs, on top of local accommodations, sales and…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, the STR ordinance escalates penalties over four strikes within a rolling one-year period: two written warnings, then a $500 fine on the third violation…

Operating a short-term rental in the Town of Mount Pleasant requires an annual STR permit under § 156.519, backed by a $250 non-refundable application fee for owner-occupied units or…

Mount Pleasant lets an STR operator who lives in their residential dwelling unit rent out one to six bedrooms to separate guests, bed-and-breakfast style, under § 156.519(B)(1)(b)2…

Charleston County's Article 6.8 does not mandate that a host be physically present during stays. A Limited Home Rental must be owner-occupied, but the ordinance permits professional…

Charleston County caps how many days a home may be rented short-term. A Limited Home Rental may be rented up to 72 days per calendar year; an Extended Home Rental up to 144 days…

Charleston County does not impose a blanket primary-residence-only rule. A Limited Home Rental must be owner-occupied, but an Extended Home Rental may be owner-occupied or…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, an owner with a legally established accessory dwelling unit may rent the ADU or the principal dwelling to one STR guest, but § 156.519(B)(1)(b)3 bars…

The Town of Mount Pleasant allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot under § 156.445 of the zoning code. Detached ADUs are capped by the town's accessory-building footprint table…

Mount Pleasant requires a recorded covenant before an accessory dwelling unit can be used. Section 156.445(E) mandates that either the principal structure or the ADU be owner-occupied…

Mount Pleasant's zoning code, at § 156.1681, defines a "tiny house" as a detached house dwelling of 400 square feet or less in gross floor area, excluding lofts. A separate legal…

A storage shed in Mount Pleasant is a 'major residential accessory building' under Section 156.423(B)(2), the same category as detached garages and workshops. That classification means…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a retaining wall taller than four feet is treated as a regulated accessory structure. Table 156.436-1 of the zoning code requires a zoning permit for any…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a fence's finished side must face outward toward the neighboring lot or the street, not toward the fence owner's own yard. Section 156.448 also bars…

The Town of Mount Pleasant does not set a blanket maximum fence height; instead, Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances § 156.1171(C) exempts fences seven feet tall or less from needing a…

Mount Pleasant does not require a zoning permit for a residential fence seven feet tall or less, unless the fence is built of brick, stone, or concrete or sits on a corner lot along a…

Charleston County allows common fencing materials without a special approved list. The key distinction is masonry: brick, stone, or concrete fences need a zoning permit at any height…

The Town of Mount Pleasant regulates home businesses under § 156.450, covering home offices, limited home-based businesses, home-based day cares, and outdoor instructional swimming…

A limited home-based business in Mount Pleasant may have occasional customers, but § 156.450(E) caps its traffic and parking impact: it cannot generate more traffic than a residential…

Mount Pleasant allows home-based day cares only in the RC-1, RC-2, RR, CC, R-1, and R-2 zoning districts. Section 156.450(F) caps care at six children and/or adults at a time, limits…

South Carolina's home-based food law lets you make and sell non-potentially hazardous foods from your home with no permit, license, or inspection, as long as each package carries the…

A home occupation may display one non-illuminated sign no larger than 216 square inches, attached to the house or a fence. There must be no other visible evidence of the business from…

South Carolina has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so there is no route for selling meals cooked to order out of your own house to the general public. Regulation…

A backyard pool over 24 inches deep needs a Charleston County building permit before construction starts. Only small prefabricated above-ground pools under 24 inches deep and 5,000…

South Carolina regulates public and semi-public swimming pools under Regulation 61-51, now administered by SCDES (formerly DHEC), applying uniform safety, sanitation, and operator…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, the occupant of any building, or the owner of an unoccupied building or vacant lot, must keep the abutting sidewalk clean and in proper condition to the…

Town Code § 95.07(A) bars anyone, without proper authority, from placing an obstruction in a Mount Pleasant street or sidewalk, naming bollards, rocks, and landscaping on town property…

Before digging, cutting pavement, or building in a Mount Pleasant public right-of-way, easement or public property, § 158.05 of the town code requires an encroachment permit from the…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a festival or carnival expecting 500 or more attendees needs a major-impact special event permit from the Town Administrator under Town Code Chapter 116…

Hosting an event at Mount Pleasant's Memorial Waterfront Park outside facility rental requires a special event permit under Chapter 97, with a $200-per-day fee for groups of 25-249 and…

The Town of Mount Pleasant caps most minor-impact special event permits at eight per calendar year and 32 days per applicant, but Sec. 116.03(C)(1)-(2) exempts commercial film and…

Anyone planning a parade or a public assembly of more than 50 people in the Town of Mount Pleasant needs a permit from the Town Administrator under § 94.02. Applications cost $25, must…

Chapter 96 of the Town Code makes it unlawful to place a sign promoting a political candidate or party within any state-maintained street, highway, or right-of-way, or within any…

The Town of Mount Pleasant expressly prohibits electronic readerboard signs townwide under Town Code § 156.813(N), a category that includes digital, changeable-message billboard-style…

Window signs in the Town of Mount Pleasant count against a business's total attached sign area allowance under Town Code § 156.826(H). Any sign or interior store display visible…

Temporary signs such as garage-sale and special-event signs are allowed in unincorporated Charleston County under ZLDR Sec. 9.8. In residential and agricultural districts a temporary…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, any construction project covered by a drainage plan must have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) prepared by a licensed engineer that…

Anyone developing in a Mount Pleasant special flood hazard area needs a building permit before starting, under § 152.40. Applicants file scaled plans with the Building Official showing…

Mount Pleasant sets its design flood elevation two feet above FEMA's base flood elevation under § 152.04, and § 152.22 requires new or substantially improved residential construction…

The Town of Mount Pleasant requires a stormwater land-disturbing permit for most construction under Chapter 153: less than an acre of residential disturbance needs only a simplified…

South Carolina's Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands Act gives SCDES (formerly DHEC's OCRM) exclusive permit authority over critical areas in the eight coastal counties. State critical-area…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, it is unlawful to throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private lot, whether you own it or not. Town Council enforces the ban under Mount…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's Public Safety and Housing Officer, an ex officio duty of the Building Official, can investigate any dwelling to decide whether it is unfit for human…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, posting a "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," or "No Advertisement" sign near your entrance legally bars handbill distributors and solicitors from…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, anyone peddling, soliciting or operating as a transient merchant must hold the same business license required of every trade under Town Code Sec. 110.01…

The Town of Mount Pleasant adopts the International Plumbing Code, as amended by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, by reference for all plumbing work in town. Permits are…

The Town of Mount Pleasant adopts the National Electrical Code, as amended by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, by reference for all electrical work in town. Permits are…

Before the Town of Mount Pleasant releases a single-family building permit, the site's stormwater management and tree preservation permit has to clear its own inspection stages: an…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Building Official values every project with the ICC Building Valuation Tables or the contractor's price, whichever is higher, then sets the permit…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, Memorial Waterfront Park closes nightly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Shem Creek Park closes from midnight to 5 a.m. Boats cannot moor at the Shem Creek…

The Town of Mount Pleasant treats a barbeque or charcoal grill fire used solely for cooking as exempt from its open-burning ban, so grills and smokers are allowed outside without a…

Backyard propane and charcoal grilling is legal in Charleston County, and cooking fires are expressly exempt from the open-burning ban. Multifamily buildings, however, face the…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, flying a drone or any other remotely controlled flying object is banned at Memorial Waterfront Park (MWP), the town's flagship pier and lawn on the…

South Carolina state law restricts recreational drone use over correctional facilities and prohibits drone harassment of hunters and anglers. Federal FAA rules govern airspace, but…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, skateboards, in-line skates and motorized vehicles are banned from the pedestrian/bicycle walkway of the Ben Sawyer Bridge, the span to Sullivan's…

Mount Pleasant's loitering rule is narrow and school-focused. Town Code § 132.04 makes it unlawful to loiter about a childcare facility, school, or college's premises, or to enter or…

The Town of Mount Pleasant has its own outright ban on marijuana, separate from state law. Town Code § 135.01 makes it unlawful to possess or control one ounce or less of marijuana…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bans drinking any alcoholic beverage on streets, parks, or public places not licensed for on-premises consumption under Sec. 113.03, and separately bans…

Charleston County's Clean Indoor Air ordinance bans smoking inside enclosed workplaces but does not extend that ban outdoors. Sec. 14.5-155 expressly allows smoking outside a workplace…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, home-generated medical waste, including needles and syringes, must go into a dedicated sharps container before it reaches the curb. Town Code § 50.29…

Charleston County's unsafe-dwellings ordinance makes every property owner responsible for exterminating rodents, insects and other pests, and requires garbage stored so it can't feed…

The Town of Mount Pleasant does not sort e-bikes into class 1, 2, or 3 tiers; § 73.01 defines a single E-Bike category capped at 750 watts and 20 mph, and § 73.31 caps on-road speed at…

To drive a golf cart on a South Carolina public highway the owner must obtain a permit decal and registration certificate from the Department of Motor Vehicles, showing proof of…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, large items such as appliances and furniture go out curbside for bulk-item pickup separate from other trash piles under Town Code § 50.25, with…

The Town of Mount Pleasant collects garbage and trash once per week on a schedule the Director of Public Services Department establishes and announces to owners and tenants by public…

Mount Pleasant residents must place containers curbside on a public street no more than 12 hours before their pickup day and have them out by 7:00 a.m., then pull them back in within…

Dumping garbage or trash anywhere within the Town of Mount Pleasant's municipal limits is prohibited outright under § 50.07, and placing items on a vacant parcel or any public property…

Mount Pleasant garbage carts must be town-issued 64- or 95-gallon roll-out containers, placed with handles facing away from the road and at least six feet from mailboxes, meters…

Mount Pleasant requires leaves and grass clippings in biodegradable paper leaf bags of at least 30 gallons, and tree limbs no longer than six feet or thicker than ten inches, kept…

Mount Pleasant requires paper and cardboard boxes in large quantities to be disposed of at a recycling center rather than through curbside trash service, under § 50.24(A). Because this…

When cardboard is disposed of with household garbage rather than taken to a recycling center, Mount Pleasant requires the boxes to be broken down and to fit loosely in the town-issued…

Mount Pleasant requires every commercial-type dumpster to sit outside the public right-of-way under § 156.495. As a temporary use, a construction-site dumpster needs no zoning permit…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, thumping bass counts as noise the moment it can be heard outside its source. Town Code § 132.03(A) singles out rhythmic, bass-reverberating sound for a…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's alarm-systems ordinance, which licenses alarm businesses and penalizes excessive false alarms at buildings, expressly does not apply to audible alarms…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, agricultural uses are zoned narrowly: only the Ten Mile Community Overlay District (10M-O) lists apiculture, horticultural production and animal…

South Carolina protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses change under the Right to Farm Act.

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, no memorial, monument, dedicated bench, or dedicated tree may be installed on town park or town property without approval under Town Code § 43.02. Small…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, street trees planted within the public right-of-way of new streets must follow Town Council's design standards under Code § 155.048(21), including a…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's tree protection subchapter, Town Code § 156.710, defines a 'protected tree' as any tree with an 8-inch or greater diameter at breast height, plus certain…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, § 156.710 classifies any tree 24 inches or larger in diameter at breast height as a 'historic tree,' with live oaks of that size protected under all…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, minimum front, rear, and side yard setbacks vary by residential zoning district under Code §§ 156.1648-156.1650 and Table 156.039-1, ranging from a…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, the footprint of a house cannot exceed a set share of the lot. Table 156.039-1 caps building coverage at 35% in R-1, 40% in R-2, and 50% in R-3 and R-4…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, residential structures in the R-1 through R-4 Districts are capped at 35 feet outside a Special Flood Hazard Area and 40 feet inside one, per Table…

Every business operating in the Town of Mount Pleasant is taxed under one of nine classification-based rate tiers set out in Town Code Sec. 110.21, with the License Official assigning…

Wrecker services in the Town of Mount Pleasant may not respond to an accident scene or impound a vehicle unless called by the owner, the owner's representative, or town authority, and…

A tattoo or body piercing studio in Mount Pleasant cannot locate within 1,000 feet of a place of worship, school, day care, playground, recreation facility, or any residentially zoned…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, an adult use cannot locate within 1,500 feet of a place of worship, school, day care, playground, public or private recreation facility, any property…

South Carolina regulates vape and e-cigarette retail through its tobacco and alternative-nicotine laws in Title 16, Chapter 17. Retailers may not sell to anyone under 21 under federal…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's special event permit chapter reaches film and television productions even on residential property under Sec. 116.02(A), requires a permit tiered by impact…

The Town of Mount Pleasant imposes a 1% accommodations fee on gross proceeds from renting any accommodation, defined in Sec. 114.02 to reach hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and even…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a Code Enforcement Official can order the owner of any apartment house, tenement or other multi-family dwelling to fix unsanitary conditions, including…

Under S.C. Code § 27-40-710, a landlord may terminate for nonpayment if rent stays unpaid for 5 days after it is due and the landlord gives written notice. For other material lease…

Under S.C. Code § 27-40-530, a landlord must give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice before entering the unit and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. The…

Under S.C. Code § 27-40-770, either the landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy by giving the other at least 30 days' written notice before the termination date. A…

South Carolina law preempts local rent control. Under S.C. Code Ann. § 27-39-60, no county or municipal corporation may enact or enforce any ordinance regulating the rent charged for…

South Carolina sets no statutory cap on a residential security deposit. Under S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410, when a tenancy ends the landlord must refund the deposit, less any accrued…

Under S.C. Code § 15-67-210, occupation of land is presumed subordinate to the legal owner unless the property has been "held and possessed adversely" for 10 years before an action is…

In Mount Pleasant's VE Zones and Coastal A Zones, § 152.26 requires new construction to sit on piers, piles or open foundations, elevated to the design flood elevation, anchored…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, commercial and mixed-use buildings reviewed by the Design Review Board cannot use exterior-mounted, roll-up hurricane shutters. Mount Pleasant Code of…

When Mount Pleasant's Code Enforcement Official finds an apartment, tenement, or dwelling kept in an unsanitary condition, such as inadequate toilets, water, lighting, ventilation, or…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, mobile food vending units and mobile food pushcarts may operate only in specific zoning districts under Table 156.487-1: NC-2, AB-1, AB-2, ED, SCW-W…

Every mobile food unit, pushcart, or mobile retail vendor operating in the Town of Mount Pleasant needs a zoning permit displayed on the unit and a current town business license under…

Mount Pleasant bars mobile vendors from selling on any public road, street, highway, or right-of-way, but § 156.498(J)(2) carves out an exception: pushcart vendors may sell on a…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, Town Code § 156.583 bars planting or counting toward any landscaping requirement any invasive exotic species on the South Carolina Exotic Pest Council's…

Any illuminated sign in the Town of Mount Pleasant, including an off-premises billboard sited in the Light Industrial District under § 156.828, must meet the external-illumination…

To stop outdoor lighting from spilling onto neighboring lots, the Town of Mount Pleasant caps how much backlight a fixture may emit based on its distance from the property line. Town…

The Town of Mount Pleasant bars nearly all upward-directed outdoor light. Town Code § 156.976 assigns every outdoor luminaire a Backlight-Uplight-Glare (BUG) rating, and Table…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, new non-residential, mixed-use, and some multifamily projects in commercial zoning districts must pass Design Review Board review under the Town Design…

Mount Pleasant does not enforce homeowners association covenants directly, but Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances § 156.1099 requires applicants for certain zoning approvals to confirm…

South Carolina's Homeowners Association Act imposes only one meeting rule and one records rule. Section 27-30-140 requires at least forty-eight hours' notice before the meeting at…

South Carolina protects exactly one flag. S.C. Code Section 27-1-60 overrides any restrictive covenant, declaration, rule, contract, lease or homeowners' association document that…

South Carolina sets no dollar cap on homeowners association fines and requires no notice, hearing or cure period before one is imposed. The Homeowners Association Act, S.C. Code…

South Carolina gives condominium associations a statutory assessment lien but denies it any priority over a mortgage. S.C. Code Section 27-31-210(a) makes unpaid common-expense…

South Carolina places no statutory limit on how far a homeowners association may restrict leasing. There is no grandfathering clause for owners already renting, no cap percentage, no…

In unincorporated Charleston County, a garage sale of second-hand goods used on the premises is allowed as an accessory use but may be conducted only once per calendar year from the…

South Carolina state law prohibits cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana for any purpose, including medical and personal home grow. Cities cannot legalize home cultivation…

South Carolina preempts local governments from setting minimum wage rates above the federal floor under Section 6-1-130 of the state code.

South Carolina has no statewide paid sick-leave or paid family-leave mandate, and no city has adopted one. Section 6-1-130 preempts only local minimum-wage rules, so no statute…

South Carolina allows concealed carry under permit and, since 2024, lawful permitless carry by eligible adults aged 18 or older.

South Carolina law preempts local governments from regulating firearms, ammunition, components, and related accessories beyond what state law expressly authorizes.

South Carolina permits open carry of handguns by eligible adults under the 2021 Open Carry With Training Act and the 2024 permitless carry law.

South Carolina allows lawful adults to carry a loaded handgun in a private vehicle without a permit under the 2024 constitutional carry expansion of Section 23-31-215.

South Carolina outlaws lotteries and raffles unless conducted under one of three authorized programs: the state Education Lottery, Charitable Bingo (S.C. Code § 12-21-3910 et seq.), or…

South Carolina's 1802 gaming law, Section 16-19-40, makes it a crime to play cards or dice for money in a private home, kitchen, or barn -- there is no exception for a friendly poker…

South Carolina bans sports betting outright. S.C. Code § 16-19-130 makes it a crime to bet at a race track, sell pools, run a bookmaking operation, or record wagers on the outcome of…

No section of the South Carolina Code authorizes, defines, or regulates a DUI checkpoint. The words checkpoint and roadblock appear in exactly three sections of the whole code, and…

South Carolina has no statute granting a right to film police and no buffer-zone offense keeping bystanders back from an arrest. What protects you instead is the state wiretap chapter…

South Carolina has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute. A pedestrian stopped on a Columbia sidewalk or outside a Charleston bar commits no offense by declining to give a…

South Carolina has not legalized cannabis, so it has none of the possession-is-not-probable-cause language other states built their vehicle-search pages on. What it has instead is a…

Federal Tobacco 21 law bars selling tobacco, vapor, or alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21, and this applies in South Carolina. South Carolina's own statute (§ 16-17-500)…

South Carolina has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products, and local flavor bans face preemption challenges under state tobacco law.

South Carolina permits extra lamps only from a closed list with fixed counts and mounting heights: one spot lamp, two fog lamps, one auxiliary passing lamp and one auxiliary driving…

South Carolina never wrote a windshield allowance. Section 56-5-5000 simply forbids driving with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material on the front windshield, sidewings or…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in South Carolina. S.C. Code Section 56-5-3640(c) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic, or between adjacent…

A tinted licence plate cover is illegal in South Carolina by name. S.C. Code Section 56-3-1240(D) forbids displaying any other licence plate, lighting equipment, tag, sign, monogram…

A radar or laser detector is lawful in a private passenger vehicle in South Carolina. The phrase radar detector appears nowhere in the S.C. Code of Laws, and the word radar itself…

South Carolina has no studded tire season. S.C. Code Section 56-5-5040 makes it permissible to use regular and snow tires with studs on any vehicle for increased safety at any time of…

South Carolina sets one figure and applies it almost everywhere. Under S.C. Code Section 56-5-5015(C) and (D)(2), after-market film on the front side wings, the side windows beside and…