Augusta-Richmond County has not adopted a development impact fee ordinance under O.C.G.A. 36-71 (the Development Impact Fee Act). Standard building permit fees, water/sewer tap fees, and Augusta's Commercial Dwelling Development Fee may apply, but no separate ADU impact fee is assessed.
Georgia's Development Impact Fee Act (O.C.G.A. 36-71-1 et seq.) allows local governments to assess impact fees for public facilities, but only if they have adopted a Capital Improvements Element (CIE) as part of their comprehensive plan and have enacted a local impact fee ordinance compliant with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs rules (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 110-12-2). Augusta-Richmond County has not adopted such an impact fee program. Instead, new construction including accessory dwellings is subject to standard permitting costs: building permit fees scaled to construction value, water and sewer tap/connection fees through Augusta Utilities, and for certain residential developments a Commercial Dwelling Development Fee that applies to mobile home parks, apartments, and hotels/motels rather than single-family ADUs. Property owners should budget for plan review fees, electrical/mechanical/plumbing permit fees, and utility connection costs. Fee schedules are maintained by Augusta's License & Inspection Department and Augusta Utilities. Because there is no impact fee program, the cost framework for an ADU in Augusta is generally lower than in Georgia cities (such as Atlanta or Alpharetta) that have adopted full O.C.G.A. 36-71 programs.
Failure to pay required building permit, plan review, or utility connection fees can delay or invalidate permits. Misrepresenting use type to avoid Commercial Dwelling Development Fees (when applicable) can result in retroactive fee assessment.
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