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S.C. Short-Term Rentals — No State Preemption (explicit non-preemption) (SC)

Tracked preemption from the South Carolina overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2026-05-18
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:SC
Other South Carolina preemptions
S.C. ADU / Density / Design Review — No State Preemption (explicit non-preemption)S.C. Military Installation Compatibility — AICUZ / JLUS CoordinationS.C. §6-29-1145 — Manufactured Housing Zoning Parity RuleS.C. Brownfields / Voluntary Cleanup Program — §44-56-710 et seq.S.C. Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994 — Procedural FloorS.C. Scenic Rivers Act of 1989 — Designated Scenic, Recreational, and Natural RiversS.C. Beachfront Management Act — OCRM Baseline / Setback Line OverlayS.C. Tax Increment Financing Law — Municipal Redevelopment Districts

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

never true

Preempted fields

0 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

Citation

Authority source
S.C. Code Ann. §6-1-910 (local accommodations tax — tax-only, not zoning); §12-36-920 (state sales/accommodations tax); pending H 3861 / SB 435 (STR preemption bills, not enacted); Thomas Sand Company v. City of Folly Beach (S.C. Ct. App. 2021) — upheld local STR ordinance
§ §§6-1-500 — 6-1-770 (tax only); no enacted zoning preemption
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t06c001.php

Research notes

Tracked as explicit non-preemption. SC has no counterpart to TN §13-24-102, NC §160D-1207(c), AZ §9-500.39, or FL §509.032(7). §6-1-910 governs only local accommodations TAX (up to 3%), not STR zoning. Cities retain full zoning authority over STRs — Charleston Old & Historic District prohibits STRs outside the peninsula; Folly Beach operates rotating moratoria; Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Isle of Palms each regulate via local ordinance. H 3861 (2025/2026) and SB 435 (2025) STR-preemption bills are pending and not enacted as of 2026-05-18. Re-verify each biennium.