Pursuant to Title 6, Chapter 9, of the South Carolina Code,
as may be amended by the General Assembly, the City of Walhalla hereby
adopts the latest editions of the following national codes and the
standards referenced, or as adopted by the South Carolina Building
Codes Council, as set forth herein for the regulations of construction
within the City of Walhalla:
A. Building, residential, gas, plumbing, mechanical, fire, energy codes,
property maintenance, performance codes for buildings and facilities,
existing building, and swimming pool codes, as promulgated, published,
amended or made available by the International Code Council, Inc.;
and the National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire
Protection Association.
B. Each code is published separately in book form and is adopted by
reference as though copied fully in this section, as published by
the International Code Council, Inc., and the National Fire Protection
Associations. Any provision identifying the jurisdiction shall be
deemed to be the City of Walhalla.
C. A file of record of these codes is in the office of the Building
Official.
For purposes of Section 302.4 of the International Property
Maintenance Code regarding maintenance of weeds, all premises and
exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth,
as described therein, in excess of 12 inches in height. This limitation
on weed height shall only apply to tracts of land with a total area
of less than 10 acres.
Any property that has been sold by the Master-in-Equity and
is currently subject to a right of redemption period shall be exempt
until such redemption period has expired. Such property shall be posted
with a notice signifying such exemption.