Johns Creek, GA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- International Plumbing Code (state edition)
- Permit required for
- installs, alterations, replacements
- Local amendments
- § 105-114 (efficiency, reclaimed water)
- Late-start penalty
- 100% of permit fee
Summary
Johns Creek locally adopts the International Plumbing Code for every plumbing installation, and any covered plumbing work needs a permit from the Building Official before it starts.
The provisions of the International Plumbing Code, as adopted and amended by the state department of community affairs, shall apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances, and when connected to a water or sewerage system.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 105-48(a)(6) locally adopts the International Plumbing Code, as amended by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, applying it to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances, and when connected to a water or sewerage system. Under § 105-52(a)(1), installing, altering, or replacing a plumbing system covered by that code requires an application to the Building Official and an issued permit before work begins. The city also layers local amendments onto the plumbing code, including water-efficiency and reclaimed-water rules, in § 105-114.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work started before permit issuance draws a penalty equal to 100 percent of the usual permit fee, on top of the fee owed, under § 105-52(g)(2).
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