5 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Paulding County requires a land-disturbance permit and post-development stormwater controls for new construction. As a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District member, it enforces runoff-reduction standards to protect Pumpkinvine and Sweetwater creeks.
Any land disturbance in Paulding County requires erosion and sediment controls under Georgia's Erosion and Sedimentation Act. A 25-foot undisturbed buffer applies along state waters, widening to 50 feet on trout streams. Red-clay Piedmont soil makes this critical.
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-6(b)(15)(A)
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
Paulding County is landlocked in the northwest Atlanta metro, roughly 250 miles from the Atlantic. Georgia's coastal statutes do not apply here. What governs waterfront lots instead are the county's stream buffers, watershed setbacks, and floodplain rules.
Paulding County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and enforces floodplain standards along Pumpkinvine Creek, Sweetwater Creek, and Raccoon Creek. New buildings in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas must sit above base flood elevation with added county freeboard.
Paulding County requires a land-disturbance permit for significant grading and enforces the state's stream buffers. Drainage cannot be redirected onto neighboring property, and retaining walls over four feet need engineered plans and a separate permit.
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-6(b)(15)(A)
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
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