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

2 of the Unified Land Development Code (Appendix B) spells out the sequence a residential or commercial project must follow. The foundation inspection verifies required building and setback lines, footing trenches, and reinforcing steel before any concrete is poured. A plumbing connections inspection covers the water supply line and sewer lateral in a slab foundation. The framing inspection confirms all rough-ins are complete and insulation is installed. Interior walls cannot be covered until mechanical rough-ins pass a gas line pressure test, electrical rough-ins with neutral, ground and service cable are wired, and plumbing rough-ins and fixtures are installed, plus any other inspection the Building Inspection Department requires for code compliance.

A final inspection confirms the building is complete and ready to occupy. Under Section 2-6-1 of the Floyd County Code, the building inspection department enforces this permitting and inspection process, and the chief building inspector or a designee is the enforcement official for each adopted technical code; permit fees are set by the Board of Commissioners and kept of record at the department. 3 of the Development Code separately requires a certificate of occupancy before any building, structure or premises may be used, and bars permanent electric service until that certificate issues, with a temporary meter pack used during the inspection process instead.