Horry County
Horry County Planning and Zoning Department
In short
Horry County Planning and Zoning Department issues 2 permits we publish for Horry County, last verified 2026-10-19. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning Compliance for Business Licensing (unincorporated Horry County) | Horry County Planning and Zoning Department | The county's Business License Application Instructions page states: "All commercial site plan reviews require a fee. Please contact the Planning and Zoning Department for procedures." Contact Planning and Zoning (843-915-5340) for the amount that applies to a given business. | issued before the business license; a change in physical address requires a new zoning compliance | 2026-10-19 |
| Horry County Mobile Food Permit (Zoning Ordinance §913)only if it applies to you | Horry County Planning and Zoning Department | $150.00 per mobile food unit, which includes review of two vending locations; $100.00 per additional location reviewed with the initial application (Zoning Ordinance §913.C.2). The FY 2027 Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule lists the same amounts: Mobile Food Unit Permit (2 sites) $150.00; (additional sites) $100.00 (each). | May 1 to April 30 (§913.C.1); the unit also obtains an annual zoning compliance (§913.B.1(j)) | 2026-10-19 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Zoning Compliance for Business Licensing (unincorporated Horry County)
The Planning and Zoning Department's Current Planning & Zoning page states: "A zoning compliance is required prior to issuance of a business license. This verifies that the type of business proposed is conforming to the zoning of the property where the business is located". The same page explains that a home occupation zoning compliance is issued where the business is run from the owner's home and must meet the zoning ordinance's home occupation requirements, and that a commercial zoning compliance is issued to ensure a commercial building meets code enforcement and zoning requirements for the type of business; "Zoning requirements would include parking and landscaping." The county's Business License Application Instructions page says the Commercial Zoning Compliance application "is required for any business that needs a Business License", lists added material for some uses (for example floor plans for beauty salons and barber shops, a site plan and Mobile Food Vending application for mobile food vending, and a possible Special Exception for restaurants and bars within 500 feet of a residential district or use), and states that "A change in physical address requires a new zoning compliance from Planning & Zoning BEFORE the information can be updated on your license." On fees, the same page states that "All commercial site plan reviews require a fee"; contact Planning and Zoning (843-915-5340) for the amount for a particular business.
Horry County Mobile Food Permit (Zoning Ordinance §913)
Zoning Ordinance §913, in the Horry County Code of Ordinances as published on Municode (version of August 12, 2026), allows mobile food units as a conditional use in listed commercial, mixed and industrial zones and requires every unit, including ice cream trucks, to hold a Horry County Mobile Food Permit. Under §913.C.2 "The permitting fee for each mobile food unit is $150.00, which includes review of two vending locations", plus $100.00 for each additional location reviewed with the initial application; the Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule FY 2027, which took effect July 1, 2026 per the department's page, lists the same $150.00 and $100.00 (each) amounts. The permit runs May 1 to April 30 (§913.C.1), and the unit must obtain an annual zoning compliance (§913.B.1(j)). The application includes the applicant's addresses, a description of the goods, "SCDHEC Certification, or a letter from SCDHEC stating that certification is not required", vehicle registration and exterior photographs (§913.B.3), and a list of all requested sites with scaled site plans (§913.B.1(i)); at most 50 permits are allowed at a time. Under §913.B.1(h) the vendor provides a letter or lease from the property owner and a copy of the property owner's business license, and "If applicable, the vendor must provide a copy of the approved county hospitality tax application and a State sales tax number". Siting rules include a 25-foot front setback, a principal structure or business on the site, one unit per parcel (more on parcels over 30 acres), two parking spaces per unit, 300 feet from the principal public entrance of another food service business and 200 feet from a PreK-12 school. Units may not sell alcohol (§913.D), vend between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., be left unattended or stay overnight at a vending location (§913.F).
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Horry County
- Phone
- (843) 915-5340
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Business License Application InstructionsHorry County Government · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Current Planning & ZoningHorry County Planning and Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Horry County Code of Ordinances, Appendix B - Zoning, Article IX, Sec. 913. - Food vendingHorry County Council (Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Planning and ZoningHorry County Planning and Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
- Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule FY 2027Horry County Planning and Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-19
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