Environmental Rules in Glynn County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Glynn County, Georgia.
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Stormwater Management
Glynn County requires a land-disturbance permit and stormwater management plan for new development adding 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface, or disturbing an acre or more of land. The Water Resources Protection Ordinance's Post Construction Runoff Control article sets the design standards the County Engineer enforces.
Glynn County Stormwater Runoff Control Permit
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code §§ 2-27-22, 2-27-25
This ordinance shall be applicable to all development plan applications, unless eligible for an exemption pursuant to ordinance Section 2-27-23 below or granted a waiver by the County Engineer pursuant to ordinance Section 2-27-26 below. This ordinance also applies to the following land development activities: (a)New development that creates or adds 5,000 square feet or greater of new imperviou...
Erosion Control
Before disturbing land in unincorporated Glynn County, most projects need a land-disturbing permit from the County Engineer, a $50.00 review fee, and a plan meeting state best-management-practice standards, including a 25-foot vegetated buffer along state waters. Violations bring stop-work orders and civil penalties up to $2,500.00 per day.
Erosion and Sediment Control in Glynn County
Significant RestrictionsGlynn County Code §§ 2-5-103(C)(15), 2-5-104(B)(1),(3), 2-5-106(D)
(15)Except as provided in paragraph (16) of this subsection, there is established a 25-foot buffer along the banks of all state waters, as measured horizontally from the point where vegetation has been wrested by normal stream flow or wave action ... a.No land-disturbing activities shall be conducted within a buffer and a buffer shall remain in its natural, undisturbed state of vegetation until...
Flood Zones
Unincorporated Glynn County requires a Development Permit before any building or land-disturbing work in a FEMA-designated Area of Special Flood Hazard. County Code §§ 2-5-126 through 2-5-129 apply the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to every such area in the county except Jekyll Island State Park, and the Building Official administers every permit.
Glynn County Floodplain Development Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code §§ 2-5-126, 2-5-128, 2-5-129
This ordinance shall apply to all Areas of Special Flood Hazard within the jurisdiction of Glynn County, Georgia, excluding Jekyll Island State Park. ... Development Permit shall be required in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance prior to the commencement of any Development activities. ... No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted or altered without full...
Boat Dock Permits
In unincorporated Glynn County, a private, non-commercial boat dock is a permitted accessory use on a residential lot and a permitted use in the CP Conservation Preservation District. The zoning ordinance exempts boat docks and boat houses from the standard five-foot accessory-use setback, but a marsh buffer and a general building permit still apply.
Glynn County Private Boat Dock Rules
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Zoning Ordinance §§ 609.1(i), 610, 722.2(1)
i)Private boat docks and boat houses. ... No accessory use, except boat houses and boat docks, shall in any case be located any closer than five feet to any property line. ... 722.2Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in any CP Zoning District:1)Private non-commercial dock or boat house.
Flood Elevation Requirements
In unincorporated Glynn County flood zones A1-30, AE and AH with mapped base flood elevation data, new construction and substantial improvements must set the lowest floor, including any basement, at least one foot above the base flood elevation. County Code § 2-5-137(a) also requires HVAC, electrical and plumbing equipment elevated to that same one-foot freeboard.
Glynn County Base Flood Elevation Freeboard Rule
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-5-137(a)
In all Areas of Special Flood Hazard designated as A1-30, AE, AH, A (with estimated BFE), the following provisions are required: ... a.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 one foo...
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