York County, SC Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

C. 40, the building official or a representative of the building and codes department inspects or causes to be inspected all construction, installations or work covered by the building chapter. The code sets seven minimum inspection intervals: footing, slab and foundation inspection after trenches are excavated, forms erected and reinforcing steel placed; concrete slab and under-floor inspection before concrete is poured or subfloor installed; a lowest floor elevation inspection in flood hazard areas, where an elevation certification must go to the floodplain manager before further vertical construction; framing inspection once the roof, framing, fire-blocking, draft-stopping, bracing, pipes, chimneys and vents are in place; rough-in inspection before any framing, electrical, gas, heating, air conditioning or plumbing work is covered; other inspections the building official deems necessary to confirm code compliance; and a final inspection upon completion of all work and before occupancy.

40(C) requires the department to keep a log of every inspection request with the times and dates made. 27 requires the building permit to stay posted on site, protected from weather, until the permitted work is complete. 41, no new building may be occupied and no change of occupancy may occur until the building and codes division issues a certificate of completion or occupancy after the final inspection, though the building official may issue a temporary certificate valid only for the stated period. 26, though the building official may grant written extensions of up to 180 days each for cause.