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

Section 2.3(1) requires an owner, agent or contractor to make application to the Community Development Director and obtain a permit before constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, demolishing or changing the occupancy of a building, or before touching a regulated electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system. Applications must include a site plan showing property lines, easements, structures, soil conditions, terrain and parking, plus a construction drawing when the Director requires one (Sec. 2.1(1)(a)-(b)). The Director forwards copies to the health department and other reviewing departments, and can issue the permit only after all concerned approve; the permit then becomes invalid if construction has not begun within six months (Sec.

2.1(1)(c)). Fees follow the schedule the Board of Commissioners maintains through the Community Development Department (Sec. 2.1(2)), and a permit is denied outright if the property has an open zoning, subdivision, or other legal violation until it is cleared (Sec. 2.1(4)). Section 2.3(2) exempts specific minor mechanical work, such as portable heating, ventilation or cooling equipment and self-contained refrigeration units with 10 pounds or less of refrigerant on a motor of one horsepower or less. An application for any permit is deemed abandoned six months after filing if no permit issues, though the Director may grant 90-day extensions for justified delays (Sec.

2.3(6)). Contractors must supply their state license number, where the state requires one, before the county will issue their permit (Sec. 2.7). Disputed decisions go to the Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals, which must meet within 30 days of a written notice of appeal (Sec. 2.14).