South Carolina § 6-9-130 Codes applicable to building inspections.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 6-9-130 — Codes applicable to building inspections.

South Carolina § 6-9-130

Title 6LOCAL GOVERNMENT—PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Ch. 9BUILDING CODES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-130 (2026).

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(A)Buildings must be inspected in accordance with the codes in effect for the locality on the date of the issuance of the original building permit, except that:

(1)If no date of issuance of original building permit can be found, the date of submission of the completed application to the local authority must be used.

(2)If no date of application for, or date of issuance of, building permit is available, the director of the applicable county planning and development service (or similar agency) shall determine the nearest possible date by using available documents, such as transfer of property records, mortgage records, tax records, or rent records.

(B)A building inspection conducted in conjunction with any change in structure must be performed in accordance with the applicable code in ef

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(A) Buildings must be inspected in accordance with the codes in effect for the locality on the date of the issuance of the original building permit, except that: (1) If no date of issuance of original building permit can be found, the date of submission of the completed application to the local authority must be used. (2) If no date of application for, or date of issuance of, building permit is available, the director of the applicable county planning and development service (or similar agency) shall determine the nearest possible date by using available documents, such as transfer of property records, mortgage records, tax records, or rent records. (B) A building inspection conducted in conjunction with any change in structure must be performed in accordance with the applicable code in effect on date of application or date of permit. (C) A building inspection conducted in conjunction with a change of use for the building or space must be performed in accordance with the applicable code in effect on the date of the inspection. This inspection should be done with the intention of avoiding extreme hardship to the owner whenever practical.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, SECTION 1; 2003 Act No. 83, SECTION 1, eff July 2, 2003. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment designated the existing undesignated paragraph as subsection (A); in new subsection (A) substituted "in accordance with" for "according to" and added "original" preceding "building" and ", except that:" at the end; and added subsections (A)(1) and (A)(2), relating to exceptions to subsection (A), and subsections (B) and (C), relating to inspections conducted in conjunction with a change in structure or change in the use of a building.