Environmental Rules in Floyd County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Anyone developing or building in unincorporated Floyd County must prepare a stormwater management plan approved by the superintendent of public works before a building permit or final plat is issued, unless the project is exempt. Small residential additions, farms, and lots of four-tenths of an acre or less don't need a plan.
Stormwater Management Rules in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Code § 2-6-85
(a)All persons proposing development or construction in the county shall prepare a stormwater management plan. No final subdivision plat shall be approved and no building permit shall be issued until and unless the stormwater management plan has been reviewed and approved by the superintendent of public works, except as provided in this section.(b)The following development activities are exempt...
Erosion Control
Anyone disturbing land in unincorporated Floyd County needs an erosion, sedimentation and pollution control permit before starting work. Sec. 2-20-5 requires the permit from the Rome/Floyd County Inspection Department's environmental compliance section, and Sec. 2-20-7 lets the county fine violators $500 to $2,500 a day and summon them to the Magistrates Environmental Court for building without one.
Floyd County Erosion and Sediment Control Permits
Significant RestrictionsFloyd County Code §§ 2-20-5, 2-20-7
Sec. 2-20-5. - Application/permit process. ... (b)Application requirements.(1)No person shall conduct any land-disturbing activity within the jurisdictional boundaries of Floyd County without first obtaining a permit from the environmental compliance section of the Rome/Floyd County Inspection Department to perform such activity and providing a copy of notice of intent submitted to EPD if appli...
Flood Zones
Any construction or land-disturbing work within a special flood hazard area in unincorporated Floyd County needs an approved flood area permit before the chief building official signs off. New construction and substantial improvements must have their lowest floor elevated at least two feet above the base flood elevation, and violators face fines up to $1,000, six months in jail, or both.
Floodplain Development Rules in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Code § 2-6-31
(c)Establishment of flood area permit. If development or construction is proposed within or affecting a special flood hazard area (SFHA), approval of a flood area permit application shall be required. An application for a flood area permit may be included with and reviewed as part of a land development permit application. ... (h)Penalties for violation. Failure to comply with the provisions of ...
Boat Dock Permits
Unincorporated Floyd County's Unified Land Development Code lists "Boat Docks, Marina, and Waterfront Recreation" as a nonresidential principal use permitted by right only in the C-C Community Commercial, UMU Urban Mixed Use, and C-B-C Central Business Commercial zoning districts. It carries no special-use flag and no separate siting-standard cross-reference in the use table, and it is absent from every residential and agricultural district.
Boat Dock and Marina Zoning in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Unified Land Development Code § 3.4, Table 3-2
• = Use is permitted by right º = Use may be permitted as a Special Use ... PRINCIPAL USES N-O-C6 O-I C-C UMU C-B-C H-C L-I H-I ... Boat Docks, Marina, and Waterfront Recreation • • •
Flood Elevation Requirements
New construction and substantial improvements in unincorporated Floyd County's special flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor elevated at least two feet above the base flood elevation, with heating, plumbing and electrical equipment raised at least one foot above it too.
Base Flood Elevation Freeboard in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Code § 2-6-33(b)(1); § 2-6-35
(1)New construction and/or substantial improvements. Where base flood elevation data are available, new construction and/or substantial improvement of any structure or manufactured home shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than two (2) feet above the base flood elevation. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a structure, openings sufficient to...
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