Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Sharon, South Carolina

Town of Sharon’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of a home or building within Sharon town limits (town permit letter)

  • Applicant must present a survey from a registered surveyor showing road frontage and acreage before the letter is issued.

  “that it is required that anyone wishing to construct a home or building within the town limits shall be required to obtain a permit letter from the town of sharon before commencing”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  New homes or buildings requiring a septic tank inside Sharon town limits (Ordinance 96-2, not a zoning ordinance)

  • Existing road: 100 ft frontage and 1 acre; two dwellings on one lot need 2 acres and 200 ft frontage.
  • New paved road: 100 ft frontage and 1 acre, or 2 acres if frontage under 100 ft.
  • New private road: 200 ft frontage and 1 acre, or 2 acres if frontage under 200 ft.
  • Exception for replacement after fire or natural disaster.

  minimum lot area (septic building, existing road): >= 1 acre (replacement after destruction by fire or act of nature) · minimum road frontage (existing road): >= 100 feet

  “a. have at least 100' of road frontage and a minimum of one acre of land; and”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Doublewide mobile homes inside Sharon town limits

  • Permitted only on existing lots on existing roads meeting the frontage and acreage criteria; new paved or private road lots allow stick-built or off-frame modular only.
  • Mobile home cannot replace a destroyed dwelling on a substandard lot.

  “b. these existing lots will be permitted for a stick-built home, modular or doublewide mobile homes.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process inside Sharon town

  • Town letter first, then York County permit; full county process not reviewed.

  “any residential or commercial building project that requires a permit must first receive a letter of acknowledgement and approval of the project from the town of sharon before contacting york county.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Sharon town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Sharon town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Sharon town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Sharon town
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Sharon town

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.