Gwinnett County, GA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Footing/foundation inspection
- Before concrete is placed
- Framing inspection
- Before walls are closed
- Final inspection
- After all permitted work done
- Scheduling duty
- Falls on the permit holder
- Scope
- Unincorporated Gwinnett County only
Summary
Gwinnett County's building official runs a fixed sequence of inspections, footing, framing, and final among them, and the permit holder must schedule each one under Code Appendix B § 110.3.
110.3. - Required inspections. The building official, upon notification from the permit holder or permit holder's agent, shall make the inspections set forth in Sections 110.3.1 through 110.3.10 and other such inspections as necessary, and shall either release that portion of the construction or notify the permit holder or the permit holder's agent of violations that are required to be corrected. The permit holder is responsible for scheduling the required inspections.
110.3.1. - Footing and foundation inspection. Footing and foundation inspections shall be made after excavations for footings are complete and any required reinforcing steel is in place. For concrete foundations, any required forms shall be in place prior to inspection. Materials for the foundation shall be on the job, except where concrete is ready mixed in accordance with ASTM C 94, the concrete need not be on the job.
110.3.2. - Concrete slab and under-floor inspection. Concrete slab and under-floor inspections shall be made after in-slab or under-floor reinforcing steel and building service equipment, conduit, piping accessories and other ancillary equipment items are in place, but before any concrete is placed or floor sheathing installed, including the subfloor.
110.3.3. - Rough Inspection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
§ 110.3 directs the building official to make the inspections listed in §§ 110.3.1-110.3.10 whenever notified by the permit holder, then either release that stage of construction or flag violations to correct. The listed stages include footing/foundation, concrete slab/under-floor, rough, framing, lath/gypsum board, fire-resistant penetration, energy efficiency, special, and final inspections. The permit holder is responsible for scheduling every required inspection. This applies to work permitted in the unincorporated county only.
Violations & Fines
§ 110.7 bars work from proceeding past an inspected point without building official approval; concealing uninspected work forces reopening. Non-compliance can draw a stop-work order (§ 111.3) and a $100-$1,000 fine or up to 60 days jail (§ 1-11).
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