Updated : 06/21/2024

Overview

Columbia, South Carolina, adopted the 2021 South Carolina Residential Code. Columbia, SC, Muni. Code § 5-191 (adoption) and S.C. Code Ann. Regs § 8-1200 through 8-1257 (adoption and amendments). Columbia, South Carolina, adopted the 2021 South Carolina Building Code. Columbia, SC, Muni. Code § 5-51 (adoption) and S.C. Code Ann. Regs § 8-800 through 8-8120 (adoption and amendments). No adoption of the International Existing Building Code was found in the municipal code. S.C. Code § 6-9-60.

Helpful resources for Columbia, South Carolina include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Columbia, South Carolina Home Page
  • Columbia, South Carolina Development Review, Permitting, and Building Inspections
  • Columbia, South Carolina Building Code Regulations
  • Columbia, South Carolina Municipal Code
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for South Carolina

Residential Building Code

South Carolina adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB, South Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Columbia adopted the 2021 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Columbia ? Undetermined
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Drip Edges

A drip edge must be provided at eaves and rake edges of asphalt shingle roofs where required by the manufacturer. S.C. Code Ann. Regs. § 8-1228.

We contacted the city of Columbia, SC, for additional amendments under section. However, no amendments regarding § R301.2 in the 2021 IRC were recorded. Any requirement for Ice Barriers is left undetermined.

Government Officials

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Columbia, South Carolina, adopted the 2021 South Carolina Residential Code. Columbia, SC, Muni. Code § 5-191 (adoption) and S.C. Code Ann. Regs § 8-1200 through 8-1257 (adoption and amendments). 

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

The state of South Carolina adopted Appendix AJ of the 2021 IRC.

No adoption of the International Existing Building Code was found in the municipal code. S.C. Code § 6-9-60.

Commercial Building Code

Columbia adopted the 2021 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Comments

Columbia, South Carolina, adopted the 2021 South Carolina Building Code. Columbia, SC, Muni. Code § 5-51 (adoption) and S.C. Code Ann. Regs § 8-800 through 8-8120 (adoption and amendments). 

Existing Buildings

No adoption of the International Existing Building Code was found in the municipal code. S.C. Code § 6-9-60.

Other Building Codes