South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD
Article 4 - OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES
Section 19-470.9 - Energy Standards Variation Procedure

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 19-470.9

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

(a) The Council shall review and grant variations to the Energy Standards, when it determines that conditions requiring special or different building standards exist within any local jurisdiction.

(b) Requests for variations to the Energy Standards may only be considered when submitted to Council by the local enforcement agency proposing the changes and, if approved, are valid only within the requesting jurisdiction.

(c) All requests for variations shall be submitted on a form approved by Council and must be accompanied with sufficient test information, studies, data or other documentation to fully explain and justify the issues to be considered. The submittal should include a list of the persons wishing to testify and their titles and affiliations Each variation shall be submitted on a separate form. Information submitted shall be legible and each form must contain the following:

(1) Name, address, phone number and title of the person making the request;

(2) Name of jurisdiction for which the variation is being submitted;

(3) The full wording and nature for the proposed variation;

(4) The basis or reason for the request.

(d) Variations granted to any local jurisdiction shall apply only to site constructed buildings. Structures approved and constructed in compliance with the Modular Act shall not be affected by any variation to the Energy Standards that may be granted to a local jurisdiction. All properly labeled modular buildings shall be accepted by the local enforcement agency as being in full compliance with the Energy Standards.

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