City Permit Offices at 440 S Church St. closed 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. until further notice
Building Permitting Best Practices
• Print out the appropriate permit application from the list in the link below (printed permits are also available in the vestibule of our offices at 440 S Church St.). Alternately, permits will be made available and may be picked up in the unstaffed vestibule area of the Building Permits office.
Building Permits
After completing the application:
• Scan the application and send it to City staff by email at jflorek@cityofspartanburg.org, cteague@cityofspartanburg.org and bbush@cityofspartanburg.org (Please include ALL email addresses) or by fax at 864-596-2833.
• Alternately, completed applications may be left in the dropbox at 440 S Church St.
• Approval notification will be emailed to applicant
• Applicant can then pay appropriate fees online by following the link below.
Online Fee Payment
Important note: The City of Spartanburg will begin enforcing 2018 edition International Codes and the 2017 National Electrical Code on January 1, 2020
The Building Inspections and Permits Department inspects all new construction within the City of Spartanburg. Our department is responsible for issuing all construction related permits for both commercial and residential projects, and to ensure that all construction is in code and ordinance compliance. We strive to provide a safe building environment for all citizens of our city.
Types of permits we issue:
- Building
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Mechanical
- Demolition
- Street cuts
|
- Grading
- Fire suppression
- Sprinklers
- Fire alarms
- Moving
|
International |
National |
2017 Edition |
2018 Edition Building Code |
2017 Edition Electrical Code |
American National Standards Institute Accessibility Guidelines (ICC A117.1) |
2018 Edition Residential Code |
|
2018 Edition Fire Code |
|
2018 Edition Mechanical Code |
|
|
2018 Edition Plumbing Code |
|
|
2018 Edition Fuel Gas Code |
|
|
2009 Edition Energy Conservation Code |
|
|
2018 Edition Property Maintenance Code |
|
|
To download a list of code modifications for South Carolina, follow the link below
2018 SC Code Modifications