Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in South Carolina (2026)
11 rules on the books across South Carolina, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Beaufort County
Some RestrictionsBeaufort County waives the maximum density and minimum lot size limits entirely for housing built under its affordable…
Read full rule →Charleston
Some RestrictionsIn Charleston's Upper Peninsula District, base density is capped at 26.4 dwelling units per highland acre and four…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia lets developers who build green earn a density bonus of up to one additional dwelling unit per acre above what…
Read full rule →Greenville County
Some RestrictionsGreenville County awards developers a zoning density bonus for preserving trees beyond the minimum required credit. A…
Read full rule →Horry County
Some RestrictionsHorry County's Multi-Residential District (MRD) rules grant a 30% increase in allowable gross density to developments…
Read full rule →Dorchester County
Light RestrictionsDorchester County lets cluster subdivisions add up to 25% more units above their base Cluster Yield Plan as a matter of…
Read full rule →York County
Light RestrictionsYork County's Zoning Code offers, but does not require, a density bonus for affordable housing. Under § 155.060(D), a…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Columbia
Significant RestrictionsThe OV-DC Downtown Columbia Overlay District applies the Downtown Columbia Design Guidelines, incorporated by…
Read full rule →Florence County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Florence County has no downtown-specific design code, but Chapter 30's Corridor Overlay District (§§…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsNew and substantially expanded commercial buildings in Rock Hill's Downtown (DTWN) zoning district must follow the…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsYork County's Baxter Village Traditional Neighborhood District (BV) functions as the county's design-guide zoning…
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