Floyd County, GA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

1 of the Unified Land Development Code (Appendix B), titled BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED, states that building permits for all structures or interior finishes are issued only after meeting the applicable requirements of the fire prevention and life safety code and the various health and building codes, and that a permit is also required to move any site-built house, structure or building. Properties served by an on-site sewage disposal system must first obtain a Floyd County Health Department permit, which may itself require the Health Department's approval of a plan showing the septic system's location, before the county will issue the building permit.

2 sets out the full procedure: the owner must first obtain any required development permit, zoning verification from the Planning Department, and for single-family or two-family homes, a plat or affidavit showing the dwelling meets setback rules. The Chief Building Official checks the application for completeness, and for multi-family or non-residential buildings has two weeks to note compliance issues; once comments are resolved and the State Fire Marshal signs off, the permit issues. Floyd County Code Section 2-6-3(c) separately exempts small agricultural structures in Agricultural-Residential and Suburban Residential zoning districts from needing a building permit, but only if the structure stores farm products or shelters livestock, is not larger than 4,000 square feet or one story taller than 20 feet, has no more than 125 amps of electrical service, contains no toilet facilities, and the owner first files a sworn zoning compliance form.