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 Horry County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 6-2. Adoption of technical codes; enforcing officials; conflicting provisions; amendments.  

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  • (a)

    In order to facilitate proper inspection activities by the county relating to construction and maintenance of buildings within the boundaries of said county and relating to the public safety, health and general welfare, the latest edition of the following codes are hereby adopted by the State of South Carolina reference as though they were copied herein fully:

    International Building Code—including Part 1, Chapter 1 Administration and Appendices A and H

    International Fire Code

    International Fuel Gas Code

    International Mechanical Code—and Appendix A

    International Plumbing Code—and Appendices E and F

    International Energy Conservation Code

    International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings—including Part 1, Chapter 1 Administration

    National Electrical Code

    (b)

    Within said codes when reference is made to the duties of certain officials named therein that designated official of Horry County, South Carolina, who has duties corresponding to those of the named official in said code shall be deemed to be the responsible official insofar as enforcing the provisions of said code are concerned.

    (c)

    In the event that any matters in said codes are contrary to existing ordinances of the county, the ordinances adopting the aforementioned codes and amendments thereto shall prevail. Provisions of said ordinances not pertaining to the explicit codes remaining in full force and effect for Horry County, South Carolina, are hereby repealed to the extent any existing ordinances to the contrary are hereby repealed in the respect only.

    (d)

    Violations not having a remedy in the codes adopted herein shall be covered under section 1-8 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 4-80, § c, 6-24-80; Ord. No. 17-86, §§ 1—4, 6-17-86; Ord. No. 13-87, 5-5-87; Ord. No. 61-88, §§ 1—6, 9-20-88; Ord. No. 14-92, §§ 1—3, 5-5-92; Ord. No. 14-95, §§ 1—3, 6-20-95; Ord. No. 22-98, § 1, 3-24-98; Ord. No. 78-01, § 1, 6-19-01; Ord. No. 63-02, § 1, 5-7-02; Ord. No. 50-05, § 1, 7-1-05; Ord. No. 95-09, § 1, 11-17-09)

Cross reference

Fire prevention code adopted, § 8-16.