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Abbeville CountyFIPS 45001
CountyAbbeville County Building and Codes Department / Building and Planning DepartmentView profile →Aiken CountyFIPS 45003
Municipal FallbackAiken County Planning and Development Department/Codes Division for unincorporated Aiken County; City of Aiken and City of North Augusta building departments for projects inside their city limitsView profile →Allendale CountyFIPS 45005
Municipal FallbackAllendale County Building/Zoning Administrator for county jurisdiction; Town of Allendale Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Administrator/Building Official for projects inside the Town of Allendale; other municipalities coordinate with the applicable local authorityView profile →Anderson CountyFIPS 45007
Municipal FallbackAnderson County Building & Codes Department for county jurisdiction; municipal building departments, including the City of Anderson, handle projects inside municipal limitsView profile →Bamberg CountyFIPS 45009
CountyBamberg County Building & Planning Department / Inspection DepartmentView profile →Barnwell CountyFIPS 45011
CountyBarnwell County Building Inspector and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Beaufort CountyFIPS 45013
Municipal FallbackBeaufort County Building Codes Department; municipalities including Beaufort, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Hilton Head Island, Port Royal, and Yemassee may administer their own local permittingView profile →Berkeley CountyFIPS 45015
Municipal FallbackBerkeley County Building and Codes Enforcement Department and Permitting Department; municipal authorities may administer local permits within incorporated limitsView profile →Calhoun CountyFIPS 45017
CountyCalhoun County Building and Planning OfficeView profile →Charleston CountyFIPS 45019
Municipal FallbackCharleston County Building Inspection Services Department; incorporated municipalities may use separate building departmentsView profile →Cherokee CountyFIPS 45021
Municipal FallbackCherokee County Building Safety Department; the City of Gaffney and Town of Blacksburg may administer permits within their municipal limitsView profile →Chester CountyFIPS 45023
Municipal FallbackChester County Building and Zoning Department; county jurisdiction covers unincorporated areas and the Towns of Great Falls and Fort Lawn, while Chester, Richburg, and Lowrys have separate local departmentsView profile →Chesterfield CountyFIPS 45025
Municipal FallbackChesterfield County Building Codes Department; verify municipal requirements inside incorporated jurisdictionsView profile →Clarendon CountyFIPS 45027
CountyClarendon County Planning and Zoning / Building DepartmentView profile →Colleton CountyFIPS 45029
Municipal FallbackColleton County Planning and Development / Building Code Administration; county permitting applies to unincorporated areas, while incorporated municipalities generally retain local authority except where the county has an agreement such as CottagevilleView profile →Darlington CountyFIPS 45031
Municipal FallbackDarlington County Codes Enforcement; county authority applies in unincorporated areas, while Darlington, Hartsville, Lamar, and Society Hill maintain municipal processesView profile →Dillon CountyFIPS 45033
Municipal FallbackDillon County Zoning/Code Enforcement/Building Inspection; county permits apply in unincorporated areas, while the City of Dillon and Town of Lake View maintain municipal processesView profile →Dorchester CountyFIPS 45035
Municipal FallbackDorchester County Building Services; county building services handle county permitting and inspections, but verify municipal requirements within incorporated cities and townsView profile →Edgefield CountyFIPS 45037
CountyEdgefield County Building and Planning Department; the county also issues building permits and conducts inspections for the Towns of Edgefield, Johnston, and TrentonView profile →Fairfield CountyFIPS 45039
Municipal FallbackFairfield County Community Development – Building Division; county review applies to the unincorporated area, while incorporated municipalities may impose separate requirementsView profile →Florence CountyFIPS 45041
Municipal FallbackFlorence County Planning and Building Inspection Department; the county has consolidated building authority for Florence County and the listed municipalities of Johnsonville, Olanta, Quinby, Scranton, Timmonsville, and Pamplico, while other incorporated places may have separate requirementsView profile →Georgetown CountyFIPS 45043
Municipal FallbackGeorgetown County Department of Planning & Development, Building Division; county building authority is expressly for unincorporated Georgetown County, so incorporated municipalities require confirmation of their own permitting authorityView profile →Greenville CountyFIPS 45045
Municipal FallbackGreenville County Building Safety and Code Enforcement; county permitting is primarily for unincorporated areas, while incorporated cities and towns may operate separate building departmentsView profile →Greenwood CountyFIPS 45047
CountyGreenwood City/County Building Inspection & Permitting Department; the joint department provides countywide inspections and county permit services, with municipal code administration inside the City of GreenwoodView profile →Hampton CountyFIPS 45049
Municipal FallbackHampton County Building & Planning Department; county permitting and the Unified Land Development Ordinance apply primarily to unincorporated Hampton County, so verify requirements with incorporated municipalitiesView profile →Horry CountyFIPS 45051
Municipal FallbackHorry County Code Enforcement, Building Inspection Branch; county authority applies to unincorporated Horry County, while incorporated municipalities may have separate permitting departmentsView profile →Jasper CountyFIPS 45053
Municipal FallbackJasper County Planning & Building Services; county building-code authority controls the unincorporated area, while incorporated municipalities may have separate permitting departmentsView profile →Kershaw CountyFIPS 45055
Municipal FallbackKershaw County Planning & Zoning Department; county permitting and inspections serve the unincorporated area, while incorporated municipalities may have separate permitting authorityView profile →Lancaster CountyFIPS 45057
Municipal FallbackLancaster County Development Services / Building Services; county authority applies to unincorporated Lancaster County and some participating towns, while the City of Lancaster administers its own city-limit permitsView profile →Laurens CountyFIPS 45059
Municipal FallbackLaurens County Building Codes Department; county building-code and zoning authority applies primarily in unincorporated Laurens County, with incorporated municipalities maintaining their own permitting rules or agreementsView profile →Lee CountyFIPS 45061
Municipal FallbackLee County Planning / Building Codes, with RCI serving as the county's third-party building officialView profile →Lexington CountyFIPS 45063
Municipal FallbackLexington County Community Development Department, Building Inspections and Safety DivisionView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 45067
Municipal FallbackMarion County Building & Inspections DepartmentView profile →Marlboro CountyFIPS 45069
Municipal FallbackMarlboro County Building Codes Enforcement / Planning and Building DepartmentView profile →McCormick CountyFIPS 45065
Municipal FallbackMcCormick County Building Department and Inspection DepartmentView profile →Newberry CountyFIPS 45071
Municipal FallbackNewberry County Building & Inspection Department / Planning and DevelopmentView profile →Oconee CountyFIPS 45073
Municipal FallbackOconee County Building Codes DivisionView profile →Orangeburg CountyFIPS 45075
Municipal FallbackOrangeburg County Permitting and Inspections Department / Building Inspection DivisionView profile →Pickens CountyFIPS 45077
Municipal FallbackPickens County Community Development, Building Codes DivisionView profile →Richland CountyFIPS 45079
Municipal FallbackRichland County Building Permitting and Inspections DepartmentView profile →Saluda CountyFIPS 45081
Municipal FallbackSaluda County Building Codes OfficeView profile →Spartanburg CountyFIPS 45083
Municipal FallbackSpartanburg County Building Codes / Fire Services DepartmentView profile →Sumter CountyFIPS 45085
Municipal FallbackSumter City-County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Union CountyFIPS 45087
Municipal FallbackUnion County Department of Building Safety & Floodplain ManagementView profile →Williamsburg CountyFIPS 45089
Municipal FallbackWilliamsburg County Code Enforcement / Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →York CountyFIPS 45091
Municipal FallbackYork County Planning & Development Services, Building and Codes DivisionView profile →