Atlanta, GA Privacy & Surveillance: Security Camera Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Size trigger
- 100,000+ sq ft, new construction only
- Install point
- Every exterior ingress/egress point
- Proof required
- Affidavit before final inspection
- City network hookup
- Optional, not mandatory
- Effective
- Ord. No. 2023-34, Oct. 2, 2023
Summary
New Atlanta buildings of 100,000 square feet or more must install exterior security-camera wiring at every entrance and exit so cameras can later plug into the city's Video Integration Center, under a 2023 Electrical Code amendment.
that are 100,000 square feet or more, are required to install Integrable Security Camera Infrastructure. The Integrable Security Camera Infrastructure shall be installed per this code provision including that:1.The Integrable Security Camera Infrastructure shall be installed on the exterior of the buildings or structures at Ingress/Egress Points; and2.Prior to a final inspection, or at an appropriate point in the permitting process as determined by the Office of Buildings, the property owner, or authorized agent, shall execute an affidavit affirming compliance with the requirements of this code provision. The Office of Buildings shall have the administrative authority to determine the scope and terms of the affidavit and shall include wireless or wi-fi capable connections as compliant with this code provision.(c)Nothing in this code provision shall require a building owner to connect a Integrable Security Camera System to the City's Video Integration Center however the Integrable Security Camera Infrastructure shall be installed to facilitate this connection should the building owner so choose. (Ord. No. 2023-34(23-O-1402), § 1, 10-2-23)
Full Breakdown
Atlanta's Electrical Code § 101.10 requires new construction of Assembly, Business, Institutional, Mercantile, Residential, and Storage occupancy buildings (plus S-2 parking garages tied to those projects) that total 100,000 square feet or more to install "Integrable Security Camera Infrastructure", the wiring, conduit, and mounting fixtures for a camera system, at every ingress and egress point, including vehicle entrances to parking garages. Before final inspection, the owner or agent must file an affidavit with the Office of Buildings certifying compliance; a wireless or Wi-Fi setup satisfies the rule. Places of worship are carved out of Assembly Group A. The section stops short of ordering anyone to actually connect: § 101.10(c) says nothing requires hooking the system up to the city's Video Integration Center, only that the wiring be in place so an owner can choose to later.
Violations & Fines
Missing the wiring blocks the compliance affidavit the Office of Buildings requires before final inspection: the permitting process itself is the enforcement point, not a separate fine or citation.
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