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2021 South Carolina Building Code

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50 chapters and appendicesEffective January 1, 2023State amendments integrated

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  1. 01CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION150 sections · 56,884 characters
  2. 02CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS7 sections · 173,969 characters
  3. 03CHAPTER 3 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE98 sections · 44,501 characters
  4. 04CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE620 sections · 235,590 characters
  5. 05CHAPTER 5 GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS120 sections · 70,462 characters
  6. 06CHAPTER 6 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION46 sections · 24,673 characters
  7. 07CHAPTER 7 FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES535 sections · 344,976 characters
  8. 08CHAPTER 8 INTERIOR FINISHES69 sections · 26,274 characters
  9. 09CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS529 sections · 207,327 characters
  10. 10CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS456 sections · 243,187 characters
  11. 11CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITY239 sections · 84,260 characters
  12. 12CHAPTER 12 INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT72 sections · 28,762 characters
  13. 13CHAPTER 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY4 sections · 277 characters
  14. 14CHAPTER 14 EXTERIOR WALLS149 sections · 56,890 characters
  15. 15CHAPTER 15 ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES212 sections · 88,936 characters
  16. 16CHAPTER 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN179 sections · 118,460 characters
  17. 17CHAPTER 17 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS142 sections · 71,304 characters
  18. 18CHAPTER 18 SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS232 sections · 130,739 characters
  19. 19CHAPTER 19 CONCRETE39 sections · 18,039 characters
  20. 20CHAPTER 20 ALUMINUM5 sections · 356 characters
  21. 21CHAPTER 21 MASONRY182 sections · 58,017 characters
  22. 22CHAPTER 22 STEEL53 sections · 16,009 characters
  23. 23CHAPTER 23 WOOD254 sections · 220,368 characters
  24. 24CHAPTER 24 GLASS AND GLAZING67 sections · 31,403 characters
  25. 25CHAPTER 25 GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER87 sections · 25,443 characters
  26. 26CHAPTER 26 PLASTIC127 sections · 60,679 characters
  27. 27CHAPTER 27 ELECTRICAL35 sections · 8,497 characters
  28. 28CHAPTER 28 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS3 sections · 956 characters
  29. 29CHAPTER 29 PLUMBING SYSTEMS29 sections · 17,935 characters
  30. 30CHAPTER 30 ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS100 sections · 34,368 characters
  31. 31CHAPTER 31 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION121 sections · 40,321 characters
  32. 32CHAPTER 32 ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY21 sections · 4,502 characters
  33. 33CHAPTER 33 SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION69 sections · 21,332 characters
  34. 34CHAPTER 34 RESERVED1 sections · 237 characters
  35. 35CHAPTER 35 REFERENCED STANDARDS58 sections · 71,247 characters
  36. 36APPENDIX A EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS8 sections · 2,611 characters
  37. 37APPENDIX B BOARD OF APPEALS25 sections · 6,013 characters
  38. 38APPENDIX C GROUP U—AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS11 sections · 2,289 characters
  39. 39APPENDIX D FIRE DISTRICTS32 sections · 9,875 characters
  40. 40APPENDIX E SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS75 sections · 20,321 characters
  41. 41APPENDIX F RODENTPROOFING13 sections · 4,247 characters
  42. 42APPENDIX G FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION83 sections · 30,254 characters
  43. 43APPENDIX H SIGNS60 sections · 18,427 characters
  44. 44APPENDIX I PATIO COVERS13 sections · 2,715 characters
  45. 45APPENDIX J GRADING40 sections · 12,527 characters
  46. 46APPENDIX K ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS52 sections · 15,411 characters
  47. 47APPENDIX L EARTHQUAKE RECORDING INSTRUMENTATION5 sections · 1,806 characters
  48. 48APPENDIX M TSUNAMI-GENERATED FLOOD HAZARDS8 sections · 1,981 characters
  49. 49APPENDIX N REPLICABLE BUILDINGS25 sections · 7,806 characters
  50. 50[A] APPENDIX O PERFORMANCE-BASED APPLICATION20 sections · 5,800 characters