Sumter City and County Planning Department
12 W. Liberty Street
Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: (803) 774-1600
Fax: (803) 774-1687
Office Hours: 8:30am - 5pm


The Sumter Planning & Zoning Department is a joint department supported by the City of Sumter and Sumter County.

Planning Form PDFs

Board of Appeals Application
Comprehensive Plan Ordinance and Map Amendment Application
Conditional Use Application
Highway Corridor Protection District Design Review Application
Historic Preservation Application
Land Disturbance Permit Application
Planned Development Application
Preliminary Plat Application
Subdivision Application
Subdivision Variance
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Proposal Application
Zoning Reclassification Application

Building Form PDFs

Commercial Building Permit Application
Demolition Permit Application
Electrical Permit Application
Heating & Air Conditioning Refrigeration
One & Two Family Dwelling Permit
Plumbing Permit
Sign Permit
Temporary Use Permit
Fire Sprinkler Permit

Floodplain Form PDFs

Floodplain Elevation Certificate Application
County Flood Map
City Flood Map

Fee Schedule PDFs
Planning Commission Fees
Schedule of Permit Fees

Commercial Checklist PDFs
Customer Planning Checklist (Commercial Properties)


City/County Business License Department
P.O. Box 1449
12 West Liberty Street (Liberty Center)
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 774-1601

Hours of Operation: 8:30am - 5pm, Mon - Fri

Ordinances (PDF)

The Business License Department serves the City of Sumter and Sumter County. All operating Businesses in the City of Sumter and Sumter County must possess a Business license.

The City renewals are mailed in January and due by the 15th of February.
The County renewals are mailed in February and due by the 15th of March.

Applying for a license is completed in the Business License Department at 12 West Liberty Street.
  1. You must complete an Application and a Clearance Form which is sent to the planning department for approval from the Zoning Department, Building Inspections Department, and the Fire Department.
  2. Once the clearance form is received back by the license department you will be notified to return and purchase your license.
  3. Current Postings - LLR - Updates

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