Pageland, SC Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 28-49
- Prohibited
- Obstructing street, sidewalk or public way
- Merchandise exception
- Up to 2 feet into sidewalk
- Permission required
- Administrator, or mayor if absent
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 30 days (§1-7)
Summary
Pageland Town Code Section 28-49 bans placing any obstruction on a street, sidewalk or public way that makes passage difficult, inconvenient, dangerous or impossible. A narrow carve-out lets merchandise sit up to two feet into the sidewalk, and blocking a street or sidewalk otherwise requires the administrator's or mayor's express permission.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to place any obstruction upon or cause to be obstructed, in any manner, any street, sidewalk, public way or part thereof, so as to render the passage of persons, vehicles, or other travel thereon difficult, inconvenient, dangerous or impossible except as otherwise provided in this article. This section shall not apply to any employee of a municipality, county, or state while such employee is immediately and actively engaged in the maintenance, improvement, or construction of utilities, street, sidewalk, or public way, provided that merchandise may be placed no more than two feet into the sidewalk area as long as the merchandise is in compliance with the above provisions.(b)The blocking by any means of any street, sidewalk or public sidewalk shall be unlawful expressly permitted by the administrator, or in his absence the mayor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 28-49(a) of the Pageland Town Code makes it unlawful for any person to place any obstruction upon, or cause to be obstructed in any manner, any street, sidewalk, public way or part of one, so that passage by persons, vehicles or other travel becomes difficult, inconvenient, dangerous or impossible. The prohibition exempts municipal, county or state employees actively engaged in maintaining, improving or constructing utilities, streets, sidewalks or public ways, and it carves out a narrow allowance for merchants: goods may be placed no more than two feet into the sidewalk area, provided the placement otherwise complies with the section.
Subsection (b) adds a second layer: blocking a street, sidewalk or public sidewalk by any means is unlawful unless the town administrator, or the mayor in the administrator's absence, has expressly permitted it. 224 as amended by Ordinance No. 72 (December 1, 1987) and Ordinance No. 357 (November 4, 2014), placing it in Chapter 28, Article II alongside the town's other street-maintenance rules such as the ban on breaking curbs without a permit in Section 28-39 and the removal-of-obstructions authority the council gives the administrator in Sections 28-45 through 28-47.
No fixed fine appears in Section 28-49 itself, so an obstruction violation is punished under the Code's general penalty in Section 1-7, and the town can still separately order removal of a qualifying obstruction and bill the property owner under Section 28-47 if the blockage is not cleared after notice.
Violations & Fines
Obstructing a Pageland street or sidewalk without an exception or the administrator's or mayor's express permission is punished under the Code's general penalty, Section 1-7: a fine up to $500.00, up to 30 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day the obstruction continues counted as a separate offense. Persistent obstructions can also be removed by the town under Section 28-47, with costs charged back to the property owner as a lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Pageland business display merchandise on the sidewalk in front of its store?
Who can authorize blocking a Pageland street or sidewalk?
Does the obstruction ban apply to town or utility crews doing repair work?
Sources & Official References
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