Orangeburg County, SC Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

7, Off-Street Loading, is short but binding: all uses shall provide off-street loading space sufficient for their requirements, and that space shall be arranged so that no vehicle being loaded or unloaded in connection with normal operations shall stand in or project into a public street or sidewalk. The section adds a location rule as well, that off-street loading and unloading space must in all cases be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the structures they are intended to serve, so a commercial tenant cannot lean on a neighboring lot, an adjacent alley, or the street itself to handle deliveries.

The Ordinance does not set a fixed minimum number of loading berths or a berth dimension; instead, each use's loading space must be sufficient for its own requirements, a use-specific standard the Zoning Administrator applies when reviewing site plans under the permitting sections of Article 9. Table 6's setback schedule for accessory uses reinforces the same idea for nonresidential property: an off-street loading area may sit right up to the front property line (a 0-foot setback) but must hold a 20-foot setback from a side or rear line where it abuts a residentially zoned lot, and 0 feet from any other property line.

That pushes truck docks and maneuvering areas away from adjoining houses even where the Ordinance does not fix a minimum loading-berth count for the use generating the deliveries.