Building permits in Georgia
62 jurisdictions, each with the department that issues, its portal and its phone number. Cities issue their own permits; counties cover unincorporated areas, which is the distinction that sends most contractors to the wrong office.
62 checked against the department's own page
Licensing
A state Residential or General Contractor license is generally required for projects over $2,500. Contractor license # must appear on contracts.
Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential & General Contractors
Every Georgia jurisdiction we cover
AcworthCity of Acworth, Building ServicesAlpharettaCity of Alpharetta, Community DevelopmentAtlantaCity of Atlanta, Office of BuildingsAugustaAugusta-Richmond County, Planning & DevelopmentBartow CountyBartow County, Building InspectionsBrookhavenCity of Brookhaven, Community Development (PEP)BufordCity of Buford, Planning & ZoningCantonCity of Canton, Building & Safety ServicesCartersvilleCity of Cartersville, Building DepartmentChambleeCity of Chamblee, Planning and Development DepartmentCherokee CountyCherokee County, Development Service CenterClayton CountyClayton County, Community Development — Building Permit DivisionCobb CountyCobb County, Community Development (Building Division)College ParkCity of College Park, Building & InspectionsColumbusColumbus Consolidated Government, Inspections & CodeConyersCity of Conyers, Planning & Inspection ServicesCovingtonCity of Covington, Planning & DevelopmentCoweta CountyCoweta County, Building Inspections (Community Development)CummingCity of Cumming, Planning & ZoningDecaturCity of Decatur, Design, Environment & Construction (Permitting)Dekalb CountyDeKalb County, Planning & Sustainability (Permits, Plan Review & Inspections)DoravilleCity of Doraville, Community DevelopmentDouglas CountyDouglas County, Building Permits & InspectionsDouglasvilleCity of Douglasville, Community Development (Building Division)DuluthCity of Duluth, Community Development & EngineeringDunwoodyCity of Dunwoody, Community Development (Permits & Inspections)East PointCity of East Point, Permits Division (Planning & Community Development)Fayette CountyFayette County, Building Safety DepartmentFayettevilleCity of Fayetteville, Building DepartmentForsyth CountyForsyth County, Building & LicensingFulton CountyFulton County, Public Works — Planning, Zoning & PermittingGainesvilleCity of Gainesville, Building InspectionsGriffinCity of Griffin, Planning & Development (Permits & Inspections)Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County, Planning & Development (Building Permits)Hall CountyHall County, Building Inspections DivisionHenry CountyHenry County, Building & Plan Review DepartmentJohns CreekCity of Johns Creek, Community Development (Building Division)KennesawCity of Kennesaw, Building ServicesLawrencevilleCity of Lawrenceville, Planning & DevelopmentMaconMacon-Bibb County, Building PermitsMariettaCity of Marietta, Permits & InspectionsMcdonoughCity of McDonough, Building & Inspection DivisionMiltonCity of Milton, Community Development (Building Division)NewnanCity of Newnan, Building DepartmentNewton CountyNewton County, Building Permits & InspectionsNorcrossCity of Norcross, Community DevelopmentPaulding CountyPaulding County, Building & Permitting DivisionPeachtree CityCity of Peachtree City, Building DepartmentPeachtree CornersCity of Peachtree Corners, Building & PermittingPowder SpringsCity of Powder Springs, Community Development DepartmentRockdale CountyRockdale County, Planning & DevelopmentRoswellCity of Roswell, Community Development (Permitting & Licensing)Sandy SpringsCity of Sandy Springs, Community DevelopmentSavannahCity of Savannah, Development ServicesSmyrnaCity of Smyrna, Community Development (Building Division)SnellvilleCity of Snellville, Planning & DevelopmentStockbridgeCity of Stockbridge, Permitting OfficeSugar HillCity of Sugar Hill, Building ServicesSuwaneeCity of Suwanee, Planning Services (Building Permits & Inspections)TuckerCity of Tucker, Community Development (Building & Permitting Division)Union CityCity of Union City, Community Development DepartmentWoodstockCity of Woodstock, Community Development (Building & Safety Division)