Contact Us
Planning and Development Services staff are available to assist you during normal business hours by telephone, email, or in person. Our offices are located in Washington Square at the corner of Main and Washington Streets. Metered parking is available on the street and on Level 1B of the Washington Street Parking Garage, located adjacent to Washington Square.
Physical Address
Columbia, SC 29201
Mailing Address
Columbia, SC 29217
Hours of Operation
For the Department Organizational Chart see our departmental annual reports.
Contacts Quick Reference
Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles
- On Private Property (803) 545-3430
- On City Streets or Right-of-Way (Police Dept.) (803) 545-3500
Absentee Landlord (803) 545-3430
Annexation (803) 545-3217
Board of Zoning Appeals (803) 545-3333
Building Inspections (803) 545-3422
Code Enforcement (Police Dept.) (803) 545-3430
Commercial / Apartment Buildings (803) 545-3430
Housing Enforcement (803) 545-3430
Rental Housing (803) 545-3430
Comprehensive Plan (803) 545-4864
Design/Development Review Commission (803) 545-3222
Development Center (803) 545-3483
Encroachment, Permanent (803) 545-3483
Encroachment, Temporary (803) 545-3483
Floodplain (Engineering) (803) 545-3400
Freedom of Information Act Request (803) 737-0000
Front Yard Parking (803) 545-3430
Graffiti (803) 545-3430
Historic Districts (803) 545-3222
Landscape Requirements (803) 545-3218
Mosquito Control (803) 545-3430
- Commercial / Apartment Buildings (803) 545-3430
- Residential (one and two-family homes) (803) 545-3430
- Vacant Lot (803) 545-3430
Permits (803) 545-3420
Plan Review (Construction)
- Commercial (803) 545-3427
- Residential (803) 545-3428
Planning (803) 545-3222
Planning Commission (803) 545-3222
Plats (803) 545-3206
Rodent Control (803) 545-3430
Roll Carts (803) 545-3430
Trash and Debris
- On Private Property (803) 545-3430
- On City Streets and Right-of-Way (Solid Waste) (803) 545-3800
Urban Design (803) 545-0229
Zoning (803) 545-3333
- Fences (803) 545-3333
- Ordinances & Regulations (803) 545-3333
- Sign Permits/Regulations (803) 545-3333
- Variances & Special Exceptions (803) 545-3333
- Zoning Enforcement (803) 545-3333