Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in South Carolina (2026)

Columbia requires every property owner with a sidewalk on their frontage to keep it clean and free of obstruction, and…

In unincorporated Horry County, a developer installs new sidewalks and the county inspects them, but once the one-year…

North Charleston puts the job of keeping an abutting sidewalk clean squarely on the adjoining property's occupant…

Rock Hill does not require property owners to independently repair cracked or damaged public sidewalks on their own…

There is no ordinance putting sidewalk repair on the abutting homeowner in unincorporated Richland County. Instead, the…

Horry County outlaws blocking a public accessway, the dead-end paths that lead from a road to the beach, marsh or river…

Charleston bars anyone from placing signs, planters, canopies, or other private property on a public sidewalk or street…

Columbia makes it unlawful to obstruct any street, including the sidewalk area within the right-of-way, without city…

It's unlawful in North Charleston to knowingly block pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a public sidewalk, street, or…

Pageland Town Code Section 28-49 bans placing any obstruction on a street, sidewalk or public way that makes passage…

Anyone building, digging or installing utilities within the right-of-way of a county-maintained road in unincorporated…

Rock Hill's City Code bans congregating on sidewalks to the point of obstruction and bars placing rocks, debris, or…

Aiken County's temporary sign table bars A-frame signs placed on a sidewalk from blocking pedestrian movement, and it…

Aiken County requires written permission from the county administrator before anyone places a structure, fence or other…

Placing anything privately owned on, affixed to, or overhanging a Charleston public right-of-way, from canopies to…

Anyone excavating, encroaching on, or temporarily using a Columbia street, easement, or public right-of-way must obtain…

Anyone installing utility lines or doing construction work within a Florence County road right-of-way must first get a…

Horry County bans encroachment on public accessways, easements and rights-of-way without a permit. Anything from a…

Anyone who wants to excavate, encroach on, or otherwise alter a county-maintained road or right-of-way in Anderson…

Anyone installing a driveway, fence, sign, landscaping or utility line in a county-maintained easement or right-of-way…

Charleston County requires an encroachment permit before anyone builds in, digs into, or otherwise occupies the public…

Building anything over, under or across a Dorchester County-controlled street or right-of-way, other than a driveway…

Anyone disturbing or using a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Greenville County, including installations that…

A new driveway onto a public road in unincorporated Lexington County needs an approved encroachment permit before…

Anyone wanting to build steps, ventilator gratings, or similar fixtures into the sidewalk area of a North Charleston…

Building a driveway entrance or curb cut into a paved Pageland street requires a written permit from the town…

Anyone who wants to build a driveway onto a county-maintained road in unincorporated Pickens County must first notify…

Digging, tapping utilities, or cutting a curb along a county road in unincorporated Richland County requires an…

Rock Hill requires anyone placing utilities in a city street, sidewalk, or right-of-way to first obtain an encroachment…

In York County's Baxter Village (BV) Traditional Neighborhood zoning district, anyone placing a street tree…