Building Code Adoption
The South Carolina Building Codes Council adopted the 2021 South Carolina Building Codes at their meeting on October 6, 2021. The Council approved an effective date of January 1, 2023. A complete modification index can be found here. Information about the 2018 South Carolina Building Codes, in effect through December 31, 2022, can be found below.
Building Codes in Effect for South Carolina
2021 Modifications for 2024 Continuation - Meeting materials for the May 20, 2025 Code Study Committee Meeting
Instructions for the Review of 2021 Modifications for 2024 Continuation
2024 Building Codes Modification and Adoption
The 180-day open comment period to submit code modification requests with supporting documentation to the SC Building Codes Council will begin on Monday, February 3, 2025, and will close on August 4, 2025.
Notice of Intent to modify and adopt the 2024 building codes was published in the State Register on January 24, 2025, and it provides a list of the codes to be modified and adopted by the Council.
Requests for modification may be submitted to the Council via mail or email using the contact information provided below. You can find more information about who is eligible to submit a code modification request, as well as general information about the code adoption process, on the Code Adoption Process page.
2024 Statewide Building Code Modification Request Form
2024 Local Building Code Modification Request Form
Attn: Building Codes Council
110 Centerview Drive (certified/overnight mail)
PO Box 11329 (regular mail)
Columbia, SC 29210
Contact.bcc@llr.sc.gov
2024 Code Study Committee
At the Building Codes Council meeting on February 27, 2024, the below members were nominated to serve on the Code Study Committee for the 2024 code modification process in accordance with S.C. Code Ann. §6-9-40. The committee is tasked with performing a technical analysis of proposed statewide modification requests, hearing testimony from the public, and providing a recommendation to the full Council. The comment period is slated to open in early 2025, and once the comment period begins, committee meetings will be posted to the Council's meeting calendar as they are scheduled.
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2024 Code Study Committee Members |
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| Field | Core Member | Alternate Member(s) |
| Code Enforcement Officer | K. Patrick Brown | None |
| Licensed Home Builder | Patrick (Brian) Casey | Doug James |
| Licensed General Contractor | Brian Johnston | David Gully |
| Licensed Architect | Shelley Clark-Glidewell | None |
| Licensed Structural Engineer | Jesse Burke | None |
| Fire Code Official | Rick Fluegge | Dillon Garris |
| Licensed Contractor - Mechanical Trades | Jeremy Long | None |
*The alternate member acts in place, and on behalf of, the core member in the instance of an absence or recusal.
2021 South Carolina Building Codes: Effective Date January 1, 2023
2021 Code Modification Index - Approved by Council on October 6, 2021.
2021 Code Modifications - Published in South Carolina State Register on May 27, 2022
2021 Emergency Code Modification
The following modifications have been authorized by the Building Codes Council for application only in the stated jurisdiction(s) and may be placed in effect after adoption by local ordinance.
Greenville County:
2021 International Residential Code - Appendix AF, Radon Control Methods, Sections AF101.1 through AF103.12
Building Codes Council Meeting Minutes-March 22, 2022 (New Business)