Beaufort County, SC Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

60, marks 'Agriculture & Crop Harvesting' with a 'P' for Permitted By Right in the T1 Natural, T2 Rural, T2 Rural Neighborhood, T2 Rural Neighborhood Open, T2 Rural Center, T3 Edge and C3 Neighborhood Mixed Use zones; the use carries a dash, not permitted, in the more urban T3 Hamlet Neighborhood through T4 zones and in C4, C5 and SI. 70 (Land Use Definitions) defines the use as 'A nursery, orchard, or farm, greater than 10,000 SF, primarily engaged in the growth and harvesting of fruits, nuts, vegetables, plants, or sod,' allowing 'agricultural accessory structures, plant nurseries, and secondary retail or wholesale sales' on the same premises.

Livestock operations get narrower treatment: 'Animal Production' is marked 'C,' Permitted with Conditions, only in the T2R, T2RN, T2RNO and T2RC subzones, and not permitted at all elsewhere; 'Animal Production: Factory Farming' is marked 'S,' requiring a Special Use Permit, and only in the T2R subzone. Forestry, by contrast, is permitted by right in every zone in the table. The code contains no separate right-to-farm statute or nuisance-immunity clause for agricultural operations; protection comes only from the use table's zoning permissions.