Construct on a Residential Site

New Homes, Additions and Accessory Structures

Complete submission includes:

• Building Permit Application
• Two set of plans that include the following information
  • Declared occupancy use and type of construction
  • Plat of property including proposed location of current buildings and proposed construction
  • Detailed footing and foundation information
  • Detailed cross section or full framing details including floor joist, rafter, roof pitch, ceiling joist, spacing between framing members and method of wall bracing per IRC 602.10
  • Floor Plan
  • Elevations - views from all sides
  • All electrical information including receptacle locations, GFCI locations, smoke detector locations and panel box location
  • Insulation information
  • Door and window sizes
  • Residential Energy check
• Septic System Letter from SC Dept of Heath and Environmental Control if septic system is being used on property
• Proof of tap fee payment (if applicable)

General Repairs and Remodeling

Complete submission includes:

•  Building Permit Application
• Scope of work to be performed

Roofing and Siding Permits

Complete submission includes:

• Building Permit Application
• A detailed scope of work which includes roofing/siding method and materials
• A copy of roofing contract

Note: SC Code Section 40-59-260     “State law requires residential construction to be done by licensed residential builders and specialty contractors. You have applied for a permit under an exemption to that law. The exemption allows you, as the owner of your property, to act as your own builder, to improve the property, structures, appurtenances or accessory structures on the property even though you do not have a license. You must supervise the construction yourself. You may build or improve a one-family or two-family residence. The building must be for your own use and occupancy. It may not be built for sale or rent. If you sell or rent a building you have built yourself within two years after the construction is complete, the law will presume that you built it for sale or rent, which is a violation of this exemption. You may not hire an unlicensed person as your residential builder or specialty contractor. It is your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have licenses required by state law and by county or municipal licensing ordinances. Your construction must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations."

If a residential building or structure has been constructed by an owner under the exemption provided for in this section, the owner of the residential building or structure must promptly file as a matter of public record a notice with the register of deeds, indexed under the owner's name in the grantor's index, stating that the residential building or structure was constructed by the owner as an unlicensed builder. Failure to do so revokes the statutory exemption.