Code Enforcement / Planning & Zoning Division
Code enforcement, zoning & permits
The division enforces building codes and zoning regulations, administers ordinances for permits and inspections, and schedules building inspections across the city.
Everything on this page is from the City of Loris Code Enforcement Division page: verified July 1, 2026. Where the city doesn't publish a detail (a dedicated code-complaint form), this page says so and points you to City Hall rather than guessing.
Pull a permit
Use the city's Submit a Permit online portal. Allow a minimum of 10 business days for processing most permits.
Check zoning before you build or lease
Contact Meredith Holmes, Planning & Zoning Director, before you buy, build, or lease.
Report a nuisance or code issue
The city doesn't publish a direct complaint form. Call City Hall and ask for Code Enforcement.
What this division does
From the city's Code Enforcement / Planning & Zoning Division page, in the city's own words.
Responsibilities
- Enforcing building codes
- Enforcing zoning regulations
- Administering ordinances for permits and inspections
- Scheduling and conducting building inspections
- Condemning hazardous buildings
- Implementing zoning regulations
- Assisting with annexations and community development
Permits & inspections
The city handles permit submission and status lookups online.
10 daysminimum turnaround, most permits
Submit a Permit onlineThe city's Submit a Permit portal is the way to apply. City permits page ↗
Allow at least 10 business daysThe city's published minimum turnaround time for processing most permits.
Check your request's statusThe city provides a portal to check the status of previously submitted requests.
Schedule your inspectionBuilding inspections are scheduled and conducted by this division once your permit is issued.
Filing a code or nuisance complaint
Overgrown lots, junk and debris, abandoned vehicles, and similar nuisance concerns fall to this division.
The city doesn't publish a dedicated code-complaint filing form. Call City Hall (843) 716-6507 and ask for the Code Enforcement Division, or use the city's contact form ↗ and select "Code Enforcement Division." See Report a problem for other routing.