Cherokee County, GA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- International Plumbing Code (IPC)
- Administering office
- Director of Building Development Services
- Water closet limit
- 1.28 gallons per flush
- Showerhead limit
- 2.0 gpm at 80 psi
- Conflict rule
- County code prevails over adopted code
Summary
Cherokee County enforces the International Plumbing Code, with local water-efficiency amendments, for all plumbing work in the unincorporated county. Building Development Services administers permits and inspections under the code's own administrative sections, and violations are punished under the county's general penalty provision.
It is the intent of the board of commissioners to enforce the latest editions of the following State of Georgia Minimum Standard Codes... The following codes are hereby adopted for enforcement by reference as though they were copied fully herein: ... (4) International Plumbing Code; a. The county further adopts Section 101 through Section 108 and Section 110 of Chapter 1 of such International Plumbing Code for administration of such Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39 | Zoning: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14-1(a)(4) of the Code of Ordinances adopts the International Plumbing Code by reference "as though they were copied fully herein," and the county specifically adopts Sections 101 through 108 and Section 110 of Chapter 1 of that code, which are the administrative provisions covering permit applications, fees, and inspections, for enforcement. At least one copy of the adopted code must be filed in the office of the director of building development services (Sec. 14-1(b)), and that office's designated official is deemed responsible for enforcement duties the code assigns to a named official (Sec.
14-1(c)). 8 gpm kitchen faucet cap at 60 psi, with narrow exceptions for blowout water closets, clinical sinks, and emergency eyewash stations. If any adopted code provision conflicts with the county's own Code of Ordinances, the county code prevails (Sec. 14-1(d)). 3 design and component standards, including rain sensors, master shut-off valves, and pressure-regulating devices.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 14-1(e) makes any violation of the adopted plumbing code, including working without the required permit or ignoring the fixture flow-rate table, punishable upon conviction in accordance with Sec. 1-12, the county's general penalty section, as amended from time to time.
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