In every building erected or altered after February 20 1917, except frame buildings, all walls or partitions forming interior light or vent shafts shall be built in accordance with the requirements for stair and elevator shafts in new buildings as specified in Section 5-25-830. The walls of the dumbwaiter shafts, except those in dwellings which extend only one story above the basement or cellar, shall be of fire-resistive construction and shall be not less than three inches thick, if constructed of brick, hollow or solid blocks, or of steel studding and metal lath with three-quarter inch of portland cement plaster on each side or a two-inch solid metal lath and portland cement plaster wall may be permitted, if securely anchored at each floor. The material and method of construction shall be as specified for stair and elevator shafts in existing buildings in Section 5-25-830. In frame buildings, outside the fire limits, the enclosure partitions of all such shafts may be constructed as provided in Section 5-25-830 for stair and elevator shafts in buildings existing on February 20 1917. Where a dumb-waiter shaft does not extend through the roof, the top of the shaft shall be of fire-resistive construction of the same thickness as the walls of the shaft. All openings in dumb-waiter shafts shall be protected by fire doors mounted in incombustible frames securely anchored to the walls. The walls of all light and vent shafts erected after February 20 1917 shall extend not less than three feet above the roof level, except that when a shaft is covered by an incombustible ventilating skylight, the walls need not extend more than two feet above the roof. Masonry walls shall be properly coped. When metal louvres are used for ventilating purposes, the louvres or slats shall be riveted to the metal frame.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1253; 1952 Code Section 47-1253; 1942 Code Section 7518; 1932 Code Section 7518; Civ. C. '22 Section 4633; 1917 (30) 77.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention
Section 5-25-10. Application of chapter.
Section 5-25-40. Fire alarm boxes in hospitals and public schools.
Section 5-25-50. Amount of explosives, inflammable liquids and matches that may be kept.
Section 5-25-110. Chief of fire department.
Section 5-25-120. Inspectors of buildings.
Section 5-25-130. Deputy building inspector.
Section 5-25-140. Electrical inspector.
Section 5-25-150. Review of actions or orders of inspector by city council.
Section 5-25-170. Report to State Fire Marshal.
Section 5-25-180. Fee for inquiry; from whom derived.
Section 5-25-190. Procedure and penalty in cases of criminal carelessness.
Section 5-25-200. Procedure when municipality fails to appoint inspector.
Section 5-25-210. Penalties; enforcement.
Section 5-25-310. Building permit.
Section 5-25-320. Inspections and certificate of compliance.
Section 5-25-330. Permit for moving building.
Section 5-25-340. Right to enter premises.
Section 5-25-350. Reports of noncompliance.
Section 5-25-360. Quarterly inspections of premises within fire limits; reports.
Section 5-25-370. Annual inspections required.
Section 5-25-380. Procedure in case of defective or illegal construction.
Section 5-25-390. Notice to repair unsafe buildings.
Section 5-25-400. Approval required of proposed alterations.
Section 5-25-410. Effect of failure of owner to correct defects in new building.
Section 5-25-420. Penalty if owner of unsafe and dangerous building fails to remedy defects.
Section 5-25-430. Removal of notice is a misdemeanor.
Section 5-25-440. Records kept by inspector.
Section 5-25-450. Reports of inspections.
Section 5-25-460. Misconduct of inspector.
Section 5-25-470. Fees for inspections; compensation of inspectors.
Section 5-25-480. Inspection fees in cities of 70,000 or more.
Section 5-25-610. Height of buildings; floor area between fire walls.
Section 5-25-620. Height of frame buildings.
Section 5-25-630. Openings in walls; standard fire doors; windows.
Section 5-25-650. Structures around chimneys, flues and fireplaces.
Section 5-25-660. Construction of fireplaces and chimneys.
Section 5-25-670. Additional regulations as to chimneys.
Section 5-25-680. Construction of flues.
Section 5-25-690. Hanging flues.
Section 5-25-700. Stovepipe construction.
Section 5-25-710. Correction of dangerous chimneys, flues or heating apparatus.
Section 5-25-720. Foundry chimneys.
Section 5-25-730. Steam pipes.
Section 5-25-740. Heater pipes.
Section 5-25-750. Registers, register boxes and cold-air ducts for hot-air furnaces.
Section 5-25-760. Ranges and stoves.
Section 5-25-770. Combustible floors under coal ranges.
Section 5-25-780. Protection of woodwork near boilers, furnaces and similar appliances.
Section 5-25-790. Gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal stoves or heating devices.
Section 5-25-800. Gas connections.
Section 5-25-810. Electric wiring.
Section 5-25-820. Inspections of new electrical wiring; alterations.
Section 5-25-830. Stair and elevator shafts; partitions.
Section 5-25-840. Door openings in stair and elevator enclosures.
Section 5-25-850. Skylights covering stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft.
Section 5-25-860. Interior light or vent shafts; dumbwaiter shafts.
Section 5-25-870. Restrictions as to openings in a roof for admission of light or air.
Section 5-25-880. Required means of egress.
Section 5-25-890. Stairways; exit doors.
Section 5-25-900. Firestopping construction on floor levels.
Section 5-25-910. Construction of areaways.
Section 5-25-920. Rows of frame houses.
Section 5-25-930. Buildings outside of fire limits of incombustible material.
Section 5-25-940. Construction not provided for in this chapter.
Section 5-25-1110. Municipalities shall pass fire limit ordinances.
Section 5-25-1120. Manner in which buildings in fire limits shall be constructed.
Section 5-25-1130. No frame structures shall be built or moved within fire limits; exceptions.
Section 5-25-1140. Construction of certain buildings in fire limits.
Section 5-25-1150. Repairs to roofs within fire limits.
Section 5-25-1160. Removal of damaged frame buildings.
Section 5-25-1320. Battery-operated detectors permitted in certain existing dwellings.
Section 5-25-1360. Enforcement of article by State Fire Marshal or local fire official.