Environmental Rules in Coweta County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Coweta County bans dumping anything but stormwater into the county's separate storm sewer system and requires accidental discharges to be reported within 24 hours. Illicit connections must be disconnected at the violator's expense, and convicted violators face fines of $200 to $1,200 plus cleanup costs.
Coweta County Stormwater Drainage Rules
Significant RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 30-69, 30-70, 30-71, 30-72
It is unlawful for any person to throw, drain, run, or otherwise discharge to any component of the county separate storm sewer system or to cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, drained, run or allowed to seep or otherwise discharge into such a system all matter of any nature excepting only storm or surface water as herein authorized.
Erosion Control
No person may disturb land in Coweta County without a permit from the community development department. Permits cost $65 per disturbed acre, require an approved erosion, sedimentation and pollution control plan, and violators face stop-work orders plus civil penalties up to $2,500 per day.
Coweta County Erosion & Sediment Control Rules
Significant RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 30-34, 30-35, 30-37
No person shall conduct any land disturbing activity within the jurisdictional boundaries of Coweta County without first obtaining a permit from the community development department to perform such activity and providing a copy of notice of intent submitted to EPD if applicable... A fee in the amount of $65.00 shall be charged for each acre or fraction thereof in the project area.
Flood Zones
Coweta County requires a development permit from the community development director before any construction, filling, grading, or land disturbance in a mapped area of special flood hazard, under Article 22's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Sec. 223.1, which applies countywide based on FEMA's February 2013 Flood Insurance Study maps.
Coweta County Floodplain Development Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance, Art. 22, §§ 221.2, 221.3, 223.1
221.2.Applicability. The ordinance from which this article derives shall be applicable to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of Coweta County.221.3.Designation of ordinance administrator. The community development director is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this article. ... 223.1.Permit application requirements. No owner or developer shall ...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Coweta County requires new residential construction and substantial improvements in a special flood hazard area to elevate the lowest floor at least three feet above the base flood elevation, while new non-residential buildings need only one foot of freeboard, under Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Sec. 225.2.
Coweta County Base Flood Elevation Freeboard Rule
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance, Art. 22, § 225.2
225.2.Building standards for structures and buildings.(1)Residential buildings.(a)New construction. New construction of residential structures shall not be allowed within the limits of the future-conditions floodplain. All new construction on property containing an area of special flood hazard shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than three feet above the base floo...
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