Environmental Rules in Henry County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Henry County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Henry County runs a stormwater management utility that bills every developed parcel in the unincorporated county based on impervious surface, and requires property owners to build and maintain on-site systems that safely collect and discharge runoff. Failing to maintain those systems is a nuisance the county can abate in court under § 3-5-504.
Henry County Stormwater Utility Rules
Some RestrictionsHenry County Code of Ordinances § 3-5-504
The appropriate and efficacious management of the stormwater management system by the county on behalf of its citizens and in compliance with applicable state and federal law places necessary and appropriate obligations on private property owners as well. All property owners and developers of developed real property within Henry County shall provide, manage, maintain, and operate on-site stormw...
Erosion Control
No one may disturb land in unincorporated Henry County without first obtaining a land-disturbance permit and an approved erosion, sedimentation, and pollution control plan under § 3-5-555. Violators face escalating stop-work orders, and building without a permit can cost the offender their business license under § 3-5-557.
Henry County Land-Disturbance Permit Rule
Significant RestrictionsHenry County Code of Ordinances § 3-5-555
(1)No person shall conduct any land-disturbing activity within the jurisdictional boundaries of Henry County without first obtaining a permit from the local issuing authority to perform such activity and providing a copy of notice of intent submitted to EPD if applicable.(2)The application for a permit shall be submitted to Henry County and must include the applicant's erosion, sedimentation an...
Flood Zones
Within the Towaliga Watershed Protection District, Henry County Code § 3-5-382 bars any building or accessory building from sitting lower than the maximum flood elevation for a full mile downstream of an existing, or even a planned, water reservoir or dam. Adopted in 1983 to shield land below county drinking-water reservoirs, the rule applies only inside the T.W.P.D., not countywide.
Henry County Flood Elevation Building Ban
Some RestrictionsHenry County Code of Ordinances § 3-5-382
(a)This section shall apply to land lying in the T.W.P.D. that is located below any existing water reservoir, dam or any planned water reservoir or dam.(b)No buildings or accessory buildings shall be constructed any lower than the maximum flood elevation for a distance of one mile downstream from said reservoir dam.
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