City of North Charleston City Hall — Local services in North Charleston

Terrible ok 1st of all I came down to do my premit after someone in the neighborhood report us for building a shed in our backyard we did it the right way came down and do what we have to do we'll now they telling us we have to come to a stand still but my neighbors can rebuild they garage door with no problem and put it back up with no premit and my other neighbor can do her roof with no problem. So I came down to ask if i can speak to someone after waiting about 18 minutes someone finally came so i ask why don't my neighbors have to have a permit to do they stuff but I gotta have one so I ask him is it the color of the skin because they or white and I'm black he began to say he gotta go shut the door and turn the light off as he walks away come on just keep it real you can't treat one one way and another a different way I really didn't think you would have e to go through so much just to build a shed and everyone one in there is definitely no dam help especially the guy name Bob that work there thse folks will just have you calling different people with no help don't make any sense it's not like I'm...

Not my first experience here. The code enforcement office is pleasant and helpful. Very quick. The tax office is quick as well and fairly friendly. But as a diy fixer upper kind of guy, it took me 4 months of going back and forth to the planning office with my plans before someone else looked at them and told me they were the best hand drawn plans he had seen in 20 years. The first guy yanked me around for four months because he wanted a BRIBE so be away that you might get him. If you find yourself going back every week and leaving with a new list of " problems with your plans"( like updraft calculations for a deck) just ask to see the next guy up the chain. The other negative aspect would be security. 3 guards all lounging in chairs, not paying attention. I walked passed by being well dressed and confident before realizing that they were manning a metal detector. They just let me by until I asked and they told me to come back and go through. Those three guys are a waste of tax...

I called to inquire about why I received a notice to comply with terms of citation when I was unaware of the updated court date. My initial court date was Oct 6, 2016; the week of hurricane Matthew. I was told I would receive a letter in the mail with the new court date; a letter I waited and checked for meticulously and it never came neither to the address on my license nor my registration. It apparently was mailed out on Oct 4. according to the clerk I spoke with this morning. But of course, I was expected to pay the fine without being given the opportunity to dispute the citation at a trial. I paid the fine to avoid a suspension of my license. This could easily be perceived as a means to force people to pay fines and hence increase revenue. For those who find themselves in a similar predicament, blow up their phones until you get a court date or check the online system that I was...