Rock Hill, SC Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

Two separate sections form Rock Hill's sidewalk and right-of-way obstruction rule. Section 26-5 makes it unlawful for people to congregate on a city sidewalk to the point that the sidewalk is obstructed, a rule the code has carried since at least the 1981 codification (Code 1981, § 27-6). Section 26-7 goes further and reaches physical material: it is unlawful to place rocks, concrete, bricks, logs, dirt, debris, trash, or any other material capable of becoming an obstruction in or upon a city street or street right-of-way.

The code carves out one exception: mobile trash and recycling containers, leaves, and household refuse may sit at the curb for scheduled collection by city crews under Chapter 16, Article III. A related provision, Section 26-6, requires anyone hauling loose material such as dirt, sawdust, sand, coal, or manure through the city to keep it in a secured container so nothing spills onto the street. 00 fine or 30 days' imprisonment, or both, and treats each day an obstruction remains as a separate offense. The Code of Ordinances was adopted September 8, 2014 and shows no later supplement history in the source reviewed, so newer amendments to Chapter 26 should be confirmed with the Rock Hill city clerk's office before relying on this page for enforcement. These are Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina rules only; York County's unincorporated areas around the city set their own right-of-way standards.