North Myrtle Beach Shuts Down Two Home-Based Food Businesses’ Roadside Stands
Two home-based food businesses in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were shut down by city officials for operating roadside stands. This action was based on local zoning and home occupation rules, which the city enforces over the state's cottage food…
Myrtle Beach Florence, SC, October 14, 2026 —
City officials in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shut down two home-based food businesses for operating roadside stands, citing local zoning and home occupation rules, according to the information provided.
The action highlights a difference between the city’s local requirements and South Carolina’s cottage food law. The state law allows home-based producers to sell directly to consumers, while the city enforces zoning and home occupation rules that apply to the roadside stands.
The available information does not identify the businesses or their owners, say when the stands were shut down, or explain what products they sold. It also does not specify which local provisions officials cited, whether the businesses had permits, or whether any fines or other penalties were imposed.
The account does not describe the city’s reasoning in detail or clarify how officials applied the local rules to these particular stands. It states that the city enforces those rules over the state law allowing direct sales from home-based producers. The details provided do not establish whether the state law addresses roadside stands specifically or how any potential legal dispute might be resolved.
For now, the reported outcome is limited: two businesses were shut down for operating roadside stands under local zoning and home occupation rules. Further information about the enforcement decisions, the businesses’ responses and any subsequent developments was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Dylan Leatherwood on www.wmbfnews.com, see more information here.
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