Troup County, GA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Section 1.3 of Appendix C declares the County's construction codes remedial, meaning they are to be read broadly to protect public health and safety, and subsection (4)(a)(vi) specifically applies the Standard Plumbing Code, as adopted and amended by the state Department of Community Affairs, to every plumbing installation connected to a water or sewer system, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances. Because the substantive plumbing standard is the state-adopted minimum code, the County does not publish its own fixture counts or pipe-sizing tables; it instead enforces whichever edition the Department of Community Affairs currently has in force.

Before plumbing work begins, Section 2.1 requires a permit application, and where the work is tied to construction of a building or mobile home, the Community Development Director forwards the application to the health department and any other department whose approval is necessary before a permit issues; a permit becomes invalid if construction does not start within six months. Section 1.5 allows repairs or alterations to an existing plumbing system without bringing the whole system up to new-construction standards, provided the work itself meets current code, with the Community Development Director deciding how far compliance must extend.

Section 1.7 gives the Director inspection authority, the power to issue a stop-work order for plumbing work done contrary to the code or in a dangerous manner, and authority to revoke a permit obtained through a false statement.