What building code does South Carolina use?
South Carolina currently enforces South Carolina Building Code, 2021 edition (statewide 2021 code cycle). Cities and counties in South Carolina may adopt local amendments.
Adopted codes — 2021 cycle
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | South Carolina Building Code | 2021 |
| Residential | South Carolina Residential Code | 2021 |
| Fire | South Carolina Fire Code | 2021 |
| Mechanical | South Carolina Mechanical Code | 2021 |
| Plumbing | South Carolina Plumbing Code | 2021 |
| Fuel Gas | South Carolina Fuel Gas Code | 2021 |
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/states/south-carolina.jsonEvery page on this site is backed by the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Source: ICC code-adoption records, retrieved 2026-04-28.