(A) All municipalities, as defined by Section 5-1-20, and counties in this State shall enforce building, energy, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and fire codes, referred to as building codes in this chapter, relating to the construction, livability, sanitation, erection, energy efficiency, installation of equipment, alteration, repair, occupancy, classification, or removal of structures located within their jurisdictions and promulgate regulations to implement their enforcement. The municipality or county shall enforce only the national building and safety codes provided in this chapter.
(B) With the exception of structures used primarily for offices, storage, warehouses, shop areas, or residential housing, nothing in the building codes or regulations applies to electric cooperatives, the Public Service Authority, or to a public utility corporation subject to regulation by the authorities of the South Carolina Public Service Commission or the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
(C) To the extent that federal regulations preempt state and local laws, nothing in this chapter conflicts with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations regarding manufactured housing construction and installation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.581; 1972 (57) 2607; 1977 Act No. 173 Section 1; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.
Editor's Note
Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.
Effect of Amendment
The 2003 amendment designated the three existing undesignated paragraphs as subsections (A), (B), and (C); in new subsection (A) substituted "enforce" for "adopt" and added "classification," after "occupancy," in the first sentence and substituted "shall enforce" for "may adopt", "building and safety" for ", regional, or model", and "this chapter" for "Section 6-9-50" in the second sentence; and in subsection (C) substituted "conflicts" for "shall conflict".
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 6-9-5. Public policy for building codes.
Section 6-9-14. Wheelchair ramps built with Medicare or Medicaid dollars; fees and permits.
Section 6-9-55. Council to promulgate certain regulations.
Section 6-9-60. Adoption by reference of certain nationally recognized codes and standards.
Section 6-9-70. Omitted by 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.
Section 6-9-80. Mandamus and injunctive relief for violation of code or regulation; penalties.
Section 6-9-90. Imposition of fees upon vote; exceptions.
Section 6-9-100. Provisions of chapter cumulative; county and municipality authority not limited.
Section 6-9-120. Effect on water, landscape irrigation and sewer systems.
Section 6-9-130. Codes applicable to building inspections.
Section 6-9-135. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 232, Section 4, eff June 7, 2010.