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Calhoun County, South Carolina

Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of St. Matthews, South Carolina

Town of St. Matthews is a town in Calhoun County, South Carolina. Town of St. Matthews adopts its own zoning, so inside its limits Town of St. Matthews’s rules apply, not the county’s. 3 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on November 12, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Calhoun County page.

Answers from the rulebook for Town of St. Matthews

Town of St. Matthews’s own rules

  • Local zoningPresent

    Land inside the Town of St. Matthews limits (Calhoun County)

    • Source is the 1999 ordinance PDF posted on the town's ordinances page; current amendments not checked.
    • OCR text is garbled.
    “zoning districts are hereby uses district r-l single family r-2 single and two established in minimum lot”
  • Zoning districtsPublished

    Zoning districts inside the Town of St. Matthews

    • Districts include R-1, R-2, R-3, CC, NC, HC, I and PD per the ordinance.
    “zoning districts are hereby uses district r-l single family r-2 single and two established in minimum lot”
  • Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

    Residential districts R-1, R-2, R-3 inside the Town of St. Matthews

    • R-1 15,000 sq ft; R-2 7,500 sq ft; R-3 5,000 sq ft per the district table; CC none.
    • Table is OCR-garbled; district-by-district verification recommended.

    R-1 minimum lot: 15000 sq ft · R-2 minimum lot: 7500 sq ft · R-3 minimum lot: 5000 sq ft

    “minimum lot residential the town of st. - sq. ft. 15,000 7,500 family ' residential r-3 general cc residential 5,000 core commercial none nc”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of St. Matthews or Calhoun County directly.

  • Building permit — Inside St. Matthews town
  • Owner-builder exemption — Inside St. Matthews town
  • Building code adopted — Inside St. Matthews town
  • Inspections — Inside St. Matthews town
  • Certificate of occupancy — Inside St. Matthews town
22 more unanswered
  • Minimum dwelling size
  • Setbacks
  • Lot coverage
  • Building height
  • Living in an RV
  • Camping on your land
  • Tiny homes
  • Manufactured homes
  • Accessory dwellings
  • Who permits septic
  • Septic permit
  • Septic inspection
  • Off-grid sanitation
  • Well permit
  • Mandatory utility hookup
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Subdividing land
  • Driveway access
  • Building in a floodplain
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees
  • Permit process

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Town of St. Matthews publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Calhoun County’s page lists the county offices to call.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of St. Matthews means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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