Any person affected by an order issued by the Building Official may within sixty days after the posting and service of the order petition the circuit court for an injunction restraining the Building Official from carrying out the provisions of the order, and the court may, upon such petition, issue a temporary injunction restraining the Building Official pending the final disposition of the cause. Hearings shall be had by the court on such petitions within 20 days or as soon thereafter as possible and shall be given preference over other matters on the court’s calendar. The court shall hear and determine the issues raised and shall enter such final order or decree as law and justice may require. In all such proceedings the findings of the public officer as to facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive. Costs shall be in the discretion of the court. The remedies herein provided shall be exclusive remedies, and no person affected by an order of the Building Official shall be entitled to recover any damages for action taken pursuant to any order of the Building Official or because of compliance by such person with any order of the Building Official.
(S.C. Code § 31-15-70) (Ord. 35-19, passed 1-14-20)