Zoning Map & Ordinances

Zoning Ordinances

The Beaufort Code

The Beaufort Code was adopted on June 27, 2017 and updated on July 10, 2018. The Beaufort Code PDF will be kept up-to-date as amendments are adopted by City Council. This is the best place to find the most recent version of the Code.

View a complete list of amendments since the June 27, 2017 adoption. The Beaufort Code won Smart Growth America / Form Based Code Institute's Driehaus Award for Form Based Codes. 

Zoning Map

This map is accurate as of August 2, 2018. It will be updated quarterly or as needed. An interactive version of this map is also available via Beaufort County GIS by clicking here. 

To see the City of Beaufort zoning designations, click on the Map Layers button in the top left corner, and scroll down to the bottom of that pop-up window. Click the check box next to "City of Beaufort" Data. To turn on the overlay district layers and see the map key, click the plus sign to the left of the title and it will expand the menu to show all the layer options