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SC Code § 5-25-800 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-800. Gas connections.

 Gas connections to stoves and similar heating devices and lighting devices shall be made by rigid metal pipes. For small portable gas heating devices, flexible metal or rubber tubing may be used when there is no valve or other shut-off on the device.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1247; 1952 Code Section 47-1247; 1942 Code Section 7514; 1932 Code Section 7514; Civ. C. '22 Section 4629; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-810. Electric wiring.

 The electrical wiring of houses or buildings for lighting or other purposes shall conform to the regulations prescribed by the National Board of Fire Underwriters.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1248; 1952 Code Section 47-1248; 1942 Code Section 7515; 1932 Code Section 7515; Civ. C. '22 Section 4630; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-820. Inspections of new electrical wiring; alterations.

 It shall be unlawful for any person controlling such wiring to allow any electrical current for lighting or other purposes to be turned on in any building without first having had an inspection of the wiring made and a certificate of such inspection issued by the inspector. Such inspection shall be made by the city electrician, who shall certify it to the inspector in writing, who may, thereupon, issue the certificate. No alterations shall be made in the wiring of any building unless a certificate shall be obtained from the inspector approving them.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1249; 1952 Code Section 47-1249; 1942 Code Section 7515; 1932 Code Section 7515; Civ. C. '22 Section 4630; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-830. Stair and elevator shafts; partitions.

 In all buildings erected after February 20 1917, except private dwellings, which are used above the first floor for business purposes or public assemblages, or for any purpose whatever if over three stories high, the stair shafts shall be separately and continuously enclosed by incombustible partitions, unless such buildings are provided with outside fire escapes. Elevator shafts in all buildings erected after said date shall be enclosed in the same manner. The partitions shall be constructed of brick or other fire-resistive material, approved by the inspector or other designated official, and all mortar used in the construction shall be cement mortar. No such hollow partition shall be less than six inches thick. No brick partition shall be less than eight inches thick and no other solid partition less than four inches thick. Except as herein stated, the stair, elevator or hoistway shafts in all buildings over two stories high in existence on February 20 1917 of the class described in this section shall be separately enclosed by incombustible partitions as above specified or the shafts may be enclosed (a) by approved hollow or solid partition blocks not less than three inches thick, set in portland cement mortar, (b) by four-inch stud partitions covered on each side with not less than three-quarter inch of portland cement plaster on metal lath or (c) by two-inch solid metal lath and portland cement plaster partitions. The metal framework of such partitions shall be securely fastened to both floor and ceiling. All lath used for such partitions shall be of galvanized steel, weighing not less than fifty-four ounces per square yard. Wire lath shall not be less than No. 20 gauge and sheet metal lath not less than No. 24 gauge. All such partitions erected in buildings in existence on February 20 1917 shall be firestopped with incombustible material the full depth of the floor beams at each floor level. The enclosure walls for all elevator shafts shall extend at least three feet above the roof and at least three fourths of the area shall be covered with a skylight constructed as specified in Section 5-25-850.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1250; 1952 Code Section 47-1250; 1942 Code Section 7516; 1932 Code Section 7516; Civ. C. '22 Section 4631; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-840. Door openings in stair and elevator enclosures.

 All door openings in stair and elevator enclosures shall be protected by fire doors mounted with wrought iron or steel hardware and shall be securely attached to the wall or partition or to substantial incombustible frames anchored thereto. If glass panels be used in such doors, they shall be of wired glass not exceeding seven hundred and twenty square inches in area. Interior shaft windows shall not be permitted. Doors opening into stairway shafts shall swing in the direction of exit travel, shall be self-closing and shall be at least thirty-six inches wide.  If in the opinion of the inspector or other designated official it is necessary to preserve an open elevator or hoistway in a building in existence on February 20 1917, the floor opening through which it passes shall be equipped with automatically closing trap doors not less than one and one-half inches thick, made of two thicknesses of matched boards, covered on the under side with tin. Such trap doors, when closed, shall extend beyond the openings on all sides. Such trap doors shall be protected by a substantial guard or gate, which shall be kept closed at all times except when in actual use.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1251; 1952 Code Section 47-1251; 1942 Code Section 7516; 1932 Code Section 7516; Civ. C. '22 Section 4631; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-850. Skylights covering stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft.

 Where a stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft extends through the roof and is covered with a skylight, the skylight shall be constructed with incombustible frame and sash, glazed with ordinary thin glass, and shall be protected by a galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh not exceeding one inch and the wire not smaller than No. 12 gauge. The screen shall have metal supports and shall be placed not less than six inches above the skylight. Instead of a skylight, a window may be placed in the side of the shaft above the roof which is furthest removed from a property line. The window shall have incombustible frame and sash and be glazed with thin glass.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1252; 1952 Code Section 47-1252; 1942 Code Section 7517; 1932 Code Section 7517; Civ. C. '22 Section 4632; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-860. Interior light or vent shafts; dumbwaiter shafts.

 In every building erected or altered after February 20 1917, except frame buildings, all walls or partitions forming interior light or vent shafts shall be built in accordance with the requirements for stair and elevator shafts in new buildings as specified in Section 5-25-830. The walls of the dumbwaiter shafts, except those in dwellings which extend only one story above the basement or cellar, shall be of fire-resistive construction and shall be not less than three inches thick, if constructed of brick, hollow or solid blocks, or of steel studding and metal lath with three-quarter inch of portland cement plaster on each side or a two-inch solid metal lath and portland cement plaster wall may be permitted, if securely anchored at each floor. The material and method of construction shall be as specified for stair and elevator shafts in existing buildings in Section 5-25-830. In frame buildings, outside the fire limits, the enclosure partitions of all such shafts may be constructed as provided in Section 5-25-830 for stair and elevator shafts in buildings existing on February 20 1917. Where a dumb-waiter shaft does not extend through the roof, the top of the shaft shall be of fire-resistive construction of the same thickness as the walls of the shaft. All openings in dumb-waiter shafts shall be protected by fire doors mounted in incombustible frames securely anchored to the walls. The walls of all light and vent shafts erected after February 20 1917 shall extend not less than three feet above the roof level, except that when a shaft is covered by an incombustible ventilating skylight, the walls need not extend more than two feet above the roof. Masonry walls shall be properly coped. When metal louvres are used for ventilating purposes, the louvres or slats shall be riveted to the metal frame.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1253; 1952 Code Section 47-1253; 1942 Code Section 7518; 1932 Code Section 7518; Civ. C. '22 Section 4633; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-870 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-870. Restrictions as to openings in a roof for admission of light or air.

 All openings in roofs for the admission of light or air, other than those provided for in Sections 5-25-660 and 5-25-680, shall have incombustible frames and sash glazed with wired glass, but ordinary glass may be used if protected above and below by galvanized steel wire screens with a mesh not exceeding one inch and the wire not smaller than No. 12 gauge. The top screen shall be installed as specified in Section 5-25-850.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1254; 1952 Code Section 47-1254; 1942 Code Section 7519; 1932 Code Section 7519; Civ. C. '22 Section 4634; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-880 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-880. Required means of egress.

 In every building erected after February 20 1917, except in private dwellings, each floor area above the first shall be provided with at least two means of egress, remote from each other, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway as provided by Sections 5-25-830 and 5-25-840, an outside iron fire escape, a doorway in a fire wall leading to another floor area separately provided with adequate stairs or other independent means of exit. Such doorway serving as an emergency exit in a fire wall shall be protected by an automatic and self-closing fire door. No portion of any floor area shall be more than one hundred feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section.  The term "floor area" as used in this section, shall mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire walls.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1255; 1952 Code Section 47-1255; 1942 Code Section 7520; 1932 Code Section 7520; Civ. C. '22 Section 4635; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-890 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-890. Stairways; exit doors.

 Except in dwellings, no required stairway shall be less than forty-four inches wide and the total width of exit doorways leading therefrom shall at least be equal to the total width of the stairways which they serve. The total width of stairway, interior and exterior, provided for the occupancy of each floor and those above, shall be not less than forty-four inches for the first fifty persons and twelve inches for each additional fifty persons to be accommodated thereby. The stair treads shall be not less than nine and one-half inches wide and the risers not more than seven and three-fourths inches high. Windows in any such required stairway are prohibited. Every hospital and theater over one story high shall have at least two stairways constructed entirely of incombustible material, located remote from each other and continuous from grade line to the topmost story or outside iron fire escapes of approved design. All exit doors in hospitals, theaters and other places of public assemblage shall open outwards.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1256; 1952 Code Section 47-1256; 1942 Code Section 7520; 1932 Code Section 7520; Civ. C. '22 Section 4635; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-900 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-900. Firestopping construction on floor levels.

 At each floor level, in all buildings erected after February 20 1917 all stud walls, partitions, furrings and spaces between joists, where they rest on division walls or partitions, shall be firestopped with incombustible material in a manner to cut off completely communication by fire through concealed spaces. Such firestopping shall extend the full depth of the joists and at least four inches above each floor level. Stair carriages shall be firestopped at least once in the middle portion of each run.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1257; 1952 Code Section 47-1257; 1942 Code Section 7521; 1932 Code Section 7521; Civ. C. '22 Section 4636; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-910. Construction of areaways.

 All areaways shall be guarded with suitable railings or be protected by incombustible covers or gratings. If gratings be used, they shall have a wire screen of not more than one-half-inch mesh securely attached to the underside.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1258; 1952 Code Section 47-1258; 1942 Code Section 7522; 1932 Code Section 7522; Civ. C. '22 Section 4637; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-920. Rows of frame houses.

 In rows of frame houses, the dividing walls or partitions between houses shall be built of brick, terra cotta, concrete or other incombustible material or they may be built with four-inch studs, filled solidly with brickwork laid in mortar or with other incombustible material. If lath be used on such partitions, it shall be metal lath. Such dividing partitions shall rest on masonry walls and shall extend to the underside of roof boards. A flush mortar joint shall be made between the roof boards and the wall or partition. In rows of more than three houses, every alternate division wall or partition shall be constructed of solid brickwork not less than eight inches in thickness. Buildings with wooden framework, clad with sheet metal or veneered with brick, shall be classed as frame buildings.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1259; 1952 Code Section 47-1259; 1942 Code Section 7523; 1923 Code Section 7523; Civ. C. '22 Section 4638; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-930. Buildings outside of fire limits of incombustible material.

 Outside the fire limits, when any building is to be erected of brick, stone, hollow block or concrete that could under this chapter be constructed of wood, the inspector or other designated official shall allow reasonable modifications of this chapter relating to brick buildings, in consideration of the use of incombustible material instead of wood. Such modifications, however, shall not permit variations from the requirements of Sections 5-25-650, 5-25-830, 5-25-840, 5-25-880, and 5-25-890.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1260; 1952 Code Section 47-1260; 1942 Code Section 7523; 1932 Code Section 7523; Civ. C. '22 Section 4638; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-940. Construction not provided for in this chapter.

 The construction of any or all buildings not provided for in this chapter shall be in accord with the construction required by some recognized authority approved by the State Fire Marshal.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1261; 1952 Code Section 47-1261; 1942 Code Section 7526; 1932 Code Section 7526; Civ. C. '22 Section 4641; 1917 (30) 77; 1960 (51) 1646.
SC Code § 5-25-1110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1110. Municipalities shall pass fire limit ordinances.

 The city council or governing body of every incorporated city or town shall pass an ordinance establishing and defining fire limits, which shall include the principle business portion of the city or town.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1211; 1952 Code Section 47-1211; 1942 Code Section 7491; 1932 Code Section 7491; Civ C '22 Section 4606; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1120. Manner in which buildings in fire limits shall be constructed.

 Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the fire limits shall be enclosed on all sides with walls constructed wholly of stone, well-burned brick, terra cotta, concrete or other equivalent incombustible materials and shall have the roof and the roof top and sides of all roof structures, including dormer windows, covered with incombustible material. All cornices shall be of incombustible material.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1212; 1952 Code Section 47-1212; 1942 Code Section 7492; 1932 Code Section 7492; Civ C '22 Section 4607; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1130. No frame structures shall be built or moved within fire limits; exceptions.

 No frame or wood structure shall be built within such fire limits except the following, and all roofs placed upon such buildings or structures shall have an incombustible covering, (a) temporary one-story frame buildings for the use of builders and (b) wooden fences not over eight feet high. No frame building shall be moved from without to within the fire limits.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1213; 1952 Code Section 47-1213; 1942 Code Section 7493; 1932 Code Section 7493; Civ C '22 Section 4608; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1140. Construction of certain buildings in fire limits.

 No building shall hereafter be built for a public garage, coffee roaster, bakery, dry cleaning establishment or steam laundry within the fire limits, unless it be of slow-burning construction with exterior walls and roof of incombustible material.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1214; 1952 Code Section 47-1214; 1942 Code Section 7495; 1932 Code Section 7495; Civ C '22 Section 4610; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1150. Repairs to roofs within fire limits.

 All repairs to roofs within the fire limits shall be by the use of incombustible materials.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1215; 1952 Code Section 47-1215; 1942 Code Section 7494; 1932 Code Section 7494; Civ C '22 Section 4609; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1160. Removal of damaged frame buildings.

 An existing frame building within the fire limits which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay or otherwise to an amount greater than one half of its value on February 20 1917, exclusive of the foundation, shall not be repaired or rebuilt but shall be removed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1216; 1952 Code Section 47-1216; 1942 Code Section 7494; 1932 Code Section 7494; Civ C '22 Section 4609; 1917 (30) 77.
SC Code § 5-25-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1310. Smoke detectors required for one-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing.

 (A) One-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing, must be equipped with approved and properly functioning smoke detectors installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 72E, 1990 Edition, and with NFPA Standard 74, 1989 Edition; provided, however, that the various requirements of this article apply only to dwellings and housing which are rental dwellings and housing.  (B) A newly constructed dwelling or a dwelling remodeled in excess of fifty percent of its assessed value after December 31, 1994, must be equipped with electrically powered smoke detectors. Electrical power to the smoke detectors must be a dependable, commercial electrical source. Detectors must be installed according to manufacturer's instructions.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 524, Section 1.
SC Code § 5-25-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1320. Battery-operated detectors permitted in certain existing dwellings.

 A battery-operated detector meeting the requirements of NFPA 74, 1989 Edition, is permitted in an existing dwelling that has not undergone remodeling exceeding fifty percent of its assessed value. Detectors must be installed according to manufacturer's instructions.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 524, Section 1.
SC Code § 5-25-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 5 - Municipal Corporations|Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention|Section 5-25-1330. Responsibility of owner of dwelling to supply and install smoke detectors in rental dwellings and housing; instructions for operation of detectors; notice of deficiencies in detectors; repair or replacement of detector.

 (A) The owner of a dwelling is responsible for supplying and installing the smoke detectors in rental dwellings and housing and shall provide the tenant at the time the tenant takes possession of the dwelling written or verbal instructions, or both, for testing the detectors and replacing batteries in battery-powered detectors.  (B) The tenant of a rental dwelling shall notify the owner in writing of any deficiencies in the performance of the smoke detectors. The owner must be considered notified upon delivery of the written notice at the place of business of the owner through which the rental agreement was made or at any place held out by him as the place of receipt for the payment of rent or other communications.  (C) Upon written notification by the tenant that a smoke detector is deficient, the owner shall repair or replace the detector within fifteen days. No obligation is created hereby for the owner to replace or repair a detector that he determines upon visual inspection or testing has been deliberately tampered with, damaged, or destroyed by the tenant or any person authorized to reside in the residence by the tenant and notifies the tenant in writing of these findings. The owner may repair or replace a detector that he determines has been deliberately tampered with, damaged, or destroyed by the tenant or any person authorized by the tenant to reside in the residence and may assess against the tenant the actual cost of the repair or replacement of the detector.  (D) No obligation is created hereby for the owner to provide batteries for battery-powered detectors allowed under Section 5-25-1320.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 524, Section 1.