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Mission:
To provide Oconee County the very
best building inspection services in a friendly, courteous, and
professional manner to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of our
community through enforcement of the adopted Codes and Standards.
Welcome to Building Codes.
Please take
time to visit our “Documents” page for FAQ and more specific
info or feel free to contact us.
Function:
• Building Permits - A building permit must be issued
before starting any new building construction or making additions,
alterations, renovations, and demolition of existing structures. Examples
of permits are: building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, swimming
pools, etc.
• Building Plan Reviews – A building plan review is
required before a building permit can be issued for all commercial
construction, all single family construction over 5000 square feet, and
all alternate methods or engineering.
• Building Inspections – Inspections are required per
building codes after the building permit has been issued at
pre-determined intervals based on the type of permit issued.
• Manufactured Housing Permits – Every mobile home being
set-up in the County must have a moving permit from the Assessors office
and a set-up permit and decal from Building Codes in order to have
electricity turned on.
Departmental
Overview and History:
The Building Codes Department plays a key role
in the safety and welfare of the residents of Oconee County. The main function of the department is
administering the adopted codes to establish the minimum requirements to
safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare from fire and
other hazards attributed to the constructed environment. This function is
carried out by the process of on-site inspections and plan reviews prior
to construction. The department was created in July of 1999 as part of
the planning division per State mandate.
911 Addressing and County
Fire Marshal
functions have been added to the department to better coordinate these
services with the public. Today,
Oconee County Building Codes continues to provide efficient, quality
service to our citizens while protecting the health, safety, and welfare
of our community.
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Information
(864) 718-1005 (Main)
(864) 638-4168 (Fax)
Hours M-F 8:30 - 5:00
Permitting/Scheduling
Stops at 4:00
Mailing Address
Building Codes
Department
Oconee County
415 South Pine Street
Walhalla, SC 29691
Building Codes Division Manager:
Channon Chambers, C.B.O, C.F.M
Building Codes Department
Email Mr.
Chambers
Permitting:
Building Codes Department
Email
permit questions
Plan Review:
Stacey Blackwell, C.B.O
Building Codes Department
Email code questions:
Ronald Butts
Fire Inspector
Building Codes Department
415 South Pine Street
Walhalla, SC 29691
Email Ronald Butts
911 Addressing:
Kelly Winchester
(see
department website)
Request Address
form:
Email Kelly Winchester:
Additional Sites and
other Information:
Reference Sites
The Inspector 5 - A Game by Fine Homebuilding
Source:
finehomebuilding.com
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