Florence County, SC Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Florence County Code § 21-2(2) makes it a specific nuisance to allow inoperable and unlicensed cars, trucks, junk, trash, waste, old lumber, used tires, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers, or other abandoned unused or unusable objects or equipment to accumulate and remain upon the premises. The rule reaches both public-facing visibility and private yards in the unincorporated area, but the ordinance carves out three exceptions written directly into the section: vehicles kept inside an enclosed building; vehicles positioned so they are not readily visible from any public place or from surrounding private property; and vehicles necessary to a business enterprise's operation, or held in an appropriate storage place maintained by the county or another public agency.

Enforcement runs through Chapter 21's general nuisance procedure. A property owner or occupant of land within 1,500 feet may file a written complaint at the Florence County Planning and Building Inspection Office under § 21-3(a), and the code official can also investigate a sufficiently clear anonymous complaint. If the code official confirms the violation, the owner receives notice of the violation, a correction deadline and the right to an informal conference to reach a signed abatement agreement, under § 21-4. Failure to respond, sign, or comply with that agreement lets the county summon the owner to Florence County Magistrate Court, and, if a hearing is skipped without payment, the magistrate can issue a bench warrant. 00 for a third or subsequent offense, under § 21-5.