Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Cherokee County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia.
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Obstruction Rules
Cherokee County bars anyone from obstructing a public sidewalk, street, or highway by hindering or impeding the free passage of pedestrians, vehicles, or traffic. The rule sits in the county's loitering ordinance and is enforced with a warning before any citation.
Cherokee County Sidewalk Obstruction Ban
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 38-81(a)(1)
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians.
Encroachment Permits
Cherokee County requires written notice to the public works department, building official or administrator before anyone installs a permanent culvert or drainage structure in a public road right-of-way for driveway access. Sections 50-109 and 50-110 of the Road Drainage Code cover both residential and commercial encroachments, and no fee is charged for the required notice.
Cherokee County Driveway Drainage Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances §§ 50-109, 50-110
Sec. 50-109. - Residential drainage structures, permits. No person shall install a permanent (more than six months) culvert or other drainage structure on any public way for the purpose of allowing vehicular ingress and egress to a dwelling unit unless and until written notice has been provided to the employees of the public works department, building official, the administrator, or such other ...
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