Environmental Rules in Spalding County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Spalding County, Georgia.
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Stormwater Management
Unincorporated Spalding County bans dumping anything but stormwater into its separate storm sewer system. Chapter 4's illicit discharge ordinance prohibits illegal discharges and connections, requires NPDES permit compliance for industrial and construction sites, and backs the ban with inspection powers, notice-and-cure procedures, and civil and criminal penalties for violators.
Spalding County Stormwater Discharge Prohibition Rule
Significant RestrictionsSpalding County Code §§ 8-4001, 8-4008
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, environment and general welfare through the regulation of non-stormwater discharges to the Spalding County separate storm sewer system to the maximum extent practicable as required by state and federal law. This chapter establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the Spalding County separate storm s...
Flood Zones
Unincorporated Spalding County regulates flood-prone land through its S-1 Sensitive Land Flood Damage Prevention overlay district, adopted under O.C.G.A. § 36-1-20(a). The district's boundaries track FEMA's June 1, 2010 flood insurance study for the county, and any parcel inside those mapped special flood hazard areas must comply with the overlay's development standards in addition to its underlying zoning district.
Spalding County Flood Damage Prevention Rules
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix IV §§ 2001(A), 2003(A)(1), 2003(G)
A.Authorization. Pursuant to Article IX, Section II of the Constitution of 1983 and O.C.G.A. § 36-1-20(a), Spalding County is authorized to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare to protect property from safety hazards on lands that are vulnerable to flooding. ... A.Lands within the S-1 District.1.Areas subject to periodic flooding are included with...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Within Spalding County's S-1 flood hazard overlay, new construction and substantial improvements must sit at least one foot above the base flood elevation shown on FEMA's map, the county's freeboard cushion against underestimated flood heights. Heating, air conditioning and other service equipment must clear that same one-foot mark, and enclosures below an elevated lowest floor need flood vents sized to equalize water pressure automatically.
Spalding County Flood Elevation Freeboard Rule
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Zoning Ordinance, Appendix IV §§ 2002(W), 2005(B)(1)(a), 2003(G)
W.Freeboard: A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway conditions, such as wave action, bridge openings, and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the water...
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