The unincorporated county has no traditional zoning and no STR registration program. Operators must register with the SC Department of Revenue for accommodations tax and, inside the City of Spartanburg, obtain an annual business license.
Because Spartanburg County does not have traditional zoning that dictates development by parcel, there is no county short-term-rental registry. Registration obligations come from two other places: (1) the SC Department of Revenue, where every accommodations provider must hold a retail license and remit the 2% state accommodations tax; and (2) the City of Spartanburg, which requires an annual business license for any business operating within city limits, including STRs in permitted commercial/downtown zones. County accommodations-tax remittance is handled through the county's Accommodations Tax office.
Failing to hold the required SC retail license or a City of Spartanburg business license can trigger state tax penalties and city business-license enforcement.
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Spartanburg County and the City of Spartanburg have no ordinance banning backyard composting. It is allowed, but a compost pile that produces offensive odors...
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Spartanburg County and the City of Spartanburg have no ordinance specifically permitting or banning artificial turf for residential lawns. Installation is ge...
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Spartanburg County does not mandate native landscaping. The City of Spartanburg publishes an official approved street-tree list, and no species may be plante...
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Collecting rainwater is legal in Spartanburg County. South Carolina places no statewide restriction on residential rainwater harvesting, and the county sets ...
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Spartanburg County sets no lawn-watering ordinance. Outdoor watering limits come from your utility, Spartanburg Water, which activates address-based schedule...
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Overgrown weeds are a code violation both in the county and the city. Unincorporated county properties are held to 18 inches under the property-maintenance c...
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