Marietta, GA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 7-4-2-030(C)(1)(c) applies the National Electrical Code, as adopted and amended by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, to the installation of electrical systems in Marietta, including alterations, repairs, replacements, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances. Anyone who wants to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace an electrical system regulated by the construction codes must first apply to the building official and obtain a permit under Section 7-4-2-050(A)(1); ordinary minor repairs may be made without a permit only with the building official's approval.

Required inspections for electrical work proceed in three stages under Section 7-4-2-050(H)(6)(b): an underground inspection after trenches are excavated and conduit or cable is installed but before backfill, a rough-in inspection after framing and bracing are in place but before wall or ceiling membranes go up, and a final inspection after the building is complete and all required fixtures are properly connected. Work cannot proceed past any of those points without a written release from the building official, and reinforcing, wiring, or other covered work concealed without that release is a violation in itself.

The building official can grant a special foundation permit while the rest of an application is pending, and can revoke any electrical permit issued on a false statement or built out of conformity with the approved plans.