Modular building units bearing evidence of approval must be acceptable in all localities as meeting the requirements of this chapter and must be considered and accepted equivalent to a site-built structure as meeting the requirements of safety to life, health, and property imposed by any ordinance of any local government if the units are erected or installed in accordance with all conditions of the approval. Local land use and zoning requirements, fire zones, building setback requirements, site development requirements, subdivision control, and on-site installation requirements, as well as the review and regulation of aesthetic requirements, are specifically and entirely reserved to local authorities. Those local requirements and rules which may be enacted by local authorities must be reasonable and uniformly applied and enforced without any distinction as to whether a building is a modular or constructed on site in a conventional manner. All local building officials shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and applicable regulations.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 481, Section 1; 1985 Act No. 111, Section 1; 1990 Act No. 560, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 45, Section 5.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 43 - Modular Buildings Construction Act
Section 23-43-10. Short title.
Section 23-43-20. Definitions.
Section 23-43-30. Policy and purpose.
Section 23-43-40. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 23-43-60. Building Code Council to hear appeals; variances.
Section 23-43-70. Publication of standards.
Section 23-43-80. Certification by South Carolina Building Codes Council.
Section 23-43-85. Standards for placement of modular homes; display models.
Section 23-43-100. Effect of certification; responsibilities of local enforcement agencies.
Section 23-43-110. Suspension or revocation of certification.
Section 23-43-120. Variance orders.
Section 23-43-130. Reservation of local authority; enforcement by local officials.
Section 23-43-150. Licensing sellers of modular building units.
Section 23-43-160. Establishment of fees for enforcement and implementation of chapter.
Section 23-43-170. Certification by other States.
Section 23-43-180. Injunctive relief.