Cherokee County, GA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Sec. 14-1(a)(5) of the Code of Ordinances adopts the National Electrical Code by reference for enforcement, and the county specifically directs that Sections 101 through 112 and Sections 114 through 116 of Chapter 1 of the International Building Code, the same administrative sections used for the building code, govern administration of the Electrical Code, covering permit applications, inspections, and enforcement authority. As with every other adopted technical code under Sec. 14-1, at least one copy must be filed in the office of the director of building development services (Sec.

14-1(b)), and the county official whose duties correspond to a named official in the code is the responsible enforcement official (Sec. 14-1(c)). Cherokee County also adopted the International Residential Code with Georgia Amendments (Sec. 14-1(a)(6)), which incorporates its own electrical provisions for one- and two-family dwellings, so residential electrical work is reviewed against both the NEC and the IRC's Chapter 1 administrative sections and Appendix S of the 2018 Georgia amendments. If a conflict arises between the adopted electrical code and the county's own Code of Ordinances, the county's own code controls under Sec. 14-1(d).