South Carolina § 6-9-60 - Adoption by reference of certain nationally recognized codes and standards.
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§ 6-9-60. Adoption by reference of certain nationally recognized codes and standards.
Municipalities and counties may adopt by reference only the latest editions of the following nationally recognized codes and the standards referenced in those codes for regulation of construction within their respective jurisdictions: property maintenance, performance codes for buildings and facilities, existing building, and swimming pool codes as promulgated, published, or made available by the International Code Council, Inc. The appendices of the codes provided in this section may be adopted as needed by a municipality or county, but the specific appendix or appendices must be referenced by name or letter designation in the adopting ordinance. However, the provisions of the codes referenced in this section which concern the qualification, removal, dismissal, duties, responsibilities of, and the administrative procedures for all building officials, deputy building officials, chief inspectors, other inspectors, and assistants do not apply unless they have been adopted by the municipal or county governing body.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-400.586; 1972 (57) 2607; 1977 Act No. 173 SECTION 2; 1978 Act No. 629; 1984 Act No. 481, SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 64; 1997 Act No. 123, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 381, SECTION 2; 1999 Act No. 44, SECTION 3; 2002 Act No. 173, SECTION 1; 2003 Act No. 83, SECTION 1, eff July 2, 2003.
Effect of Amendment
The 2003 amendment rewrote this section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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