Administrative overview · FIPS 45065
McCormick County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
McCormick County Building Department and Inspection Department
For a project in or near McCormick County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
864-852-2433
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
McCormick County Administration Center, 610 South Mine Street, McCormick, SC 29835
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; permit submissions are not accepted after 4:00 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A; the county publishes application requirements and fees but no standard plan-review timeline.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for McCormick County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 864-852-2433 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; the county publishes application requirements and fees but no standard plan-review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the McCormick County Building Department at 864-852-2433 to request inspections; the permit application grants county inspectors access for inspections and posting notices. The permit holder is responsible for requesting inspections and having work ready. Reinspection fees are $50 for the first through third reinspection and $100 for each additional reinspection.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
McCormick County adopts and enforces the versions of the International Building, Residential, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes most recently adopted by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, with South Carolina amendments. The current 2026 state cycle is the 2021 editions of the IBC, IRC, IMC, IPC and related mandatory codes, together with the 2020 National Electrical Code and applicable South Carolina modifications. The county's public application requires permits for the listed residential, commercial, addition, demolition, electrical, mechanical, mobile-home and plumbing work and does not publish a complete local minor-work exemption list. Residential owner-builders may qualify for the owner-builder exception; a licensed electrician is generally required unless the owner performs his or her own electrical work. Confirm ordinary repairs and other exemptions with the Building Department before work begins.