Building Inspection Services

Inspections & Special Inspections

ALL PAPER WORK MUST BE IN THE OFFICE PRIOR TO INSPECTION.

Posting of Permit:

Work requiring a permit shall not commence until the permit holder or his agent post the permit card in a conspicuous place on the premises. The permit shall be protected from the weather and located in such a position as to allow the building official or representative to conveniently make required entries thereon. The permit card shall be maintained in such a position by the permit holder until the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.

Before any inspections can be made the 911 address must be posted on the site.

Contact

Building Inspection Services

Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building

4045 Bridge View Dr., N. Charleston, SC 29405

Phone: (843) 202-6930

Fax: (843) 202-6936

Code Enforcement: (843) 202-6994

Office Hours: M – F | 8AM – 5PM

Inspector Availability: M – F | 7AM – 8PM

Services

Building Services: BuildingServices@CharlestonCounty.org

Flood Services: FloodServices@CharlestonCounty.org

Permitting: BISOnlinePermitting@CharlestonCounty.org

Contractor License: BISContractorLicense@CharlestonCounty.org

Section 40-11-360 (B)

Effective March 31, 2008

Section 40-11-360 (B), SC Code of Laws

The board shall distribute posters to each building permit office in the State requesting that the posters be placed in a conspicuous location to be read by applicants. The posters shall state the following:

"The South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Act requires general and mechanical construction to be performed by licensed contractors. Both the owner and the contractor are subject to penalties for violations of the law. Work performed on projects is exempt from this requirement only for the following reasons:

The total cost of construction is less than $5,000.00;
The property will be used solely by the owner and his immediate family as a residence for a period of at least two years;
For nonresidential projects, work performed by the owner is limited to nonstructural and non-mechanical portions of the project, or;
The project is a farm building or portable storage building less than five thousand square feet used only for livestock or storage.

All other work must be performed by properly licensed contractors. All persons directly employed by the owner to perform work on the project are subject to state and federal laws covering occupational safety, family and medical leave, workers' compensation, social security, income tax withholding, and minimum wage requirements. Work performed must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations."

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Section 40-11-360 (B)

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