Building Permits

CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS

White County Building Department will be implementing a new permit software that will allow us to keep license and contact information on file within the permitting software.

Contractors will have the ability to register with the Building Department to keep their information on file. This will allow permit technicians to easily add you to building permits without requiring copies of licenses for each permit application.

To be registered, please fill out the Contractor Registration Form provided in the link below. For those based out of White County, please include your White County Business License, as well.

EFFECTIVE JUNE 17TH, 2022

Once the software is implemented, contractors who are not registered will need to supply copies of their licenses and information with each applicable permit.  

*AS OF JUNE 20TH, 2022*

Incomplete Permit Applications will no longer be accepted for department review. This includes, but is not limited to, the following items:

  • Septic Evaluation
  • Contractor Licenses and information
  • Plat of property
  • Parcel ID/Tax map and parcel number
  • Directions to the property

This is to help improve processing times and prevent holds on permits. Please contact the Building Permit Technician with any questions, thank you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, however, the structure must comply with all current residential building codes, and pass all inspections so that a Certificate of Occupancy is obtainable at the end of the building and inspection process. As of June 5th, 2023, the minimum size requirement is 672 square feet of heated space. If you have further questions please call the Building Department at 706-865-6496.**STORAGE BUILDINGS DO NOT CONFORM TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE AND CANNOT BE USED AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.

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A valid building or mobile home permit is required for the issuance of an address. Vacant property is not addressed within White County. Because addresses are assigned based on house location, the County requires that the driveway be staked out or cut in, and house location be staked out prior to the issuance of an address. White County does not address lots with only storage buildings or pole sheds on them. The general time frame of address issuance is within 1 to 2 weeks of your building permit being issued to you. The 911 Mapper will email you your new address to the email address you listed on your permit application.

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Each one of us relies on the safety of the structures that surround us in our everyday living. Building codes provide safeguards and even though no code can eliminate all risks, reducing them to an acceptable level provides for a better living environment. Other advantages would include helping to prevent instant slums, establishing a means of property assessments, lower insurance rates, improving state and federal grant applications, and satisfying the requirements of the water conservation act.

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We do not require them for Residential New Homes, or Accessory Structures.

Georgia law requires architect or engineer stamped drawings on all group A (Assembly), group E (Education), and on all commercial buildings 5,000 square feet or more in area.

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Contact the Planning Department at 706-865-6768 for a pre-application meeting.

A plat of the property is needed for this meeting.

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If you intend to build, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or change a building or structure, and/or to install alter, repair, or replace any part of the electrical, gas, plumbing, or HVAC systems then a permit is required. Other specific items would include but are not limited to manufactured homes, decks, covered porches, storage buildings, pole barns, R.V. roof overs and awnings, etc. Permits are NOT needed for new shingles on a roof, roof repair, house demolition, fences, or free standing retaining walls that are unattached to a house.

YOU WILL NEED A COPY OF THE RECORDED PLAT FOR ALL PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTALS

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White County Building Permit & Inspection Office 706-865-6496. Please read the following.

General White County Information: Minimum acreage requirement in White County is one acre per dwelling. There is no age limit in White County regarding moving mobile homes into the county. There are no “conformity” requirements regarding the outside appearance of a used mobile home. A road permit to transport a mobile home is not required by White County, but a Mobile Home Permit is required to place/set-up a mobile home in White County.

There is a $500 inspection fee for any used mobile home coming into the county from outside of White County. This is to make sure the home is up to livable standards and required codes before entering White County. The Building Inspector has the right to decide if a home is currently located outside of reasonable traveling distance from White County. Other arrangements may be pursued by the applicant as to where a feasible inspection location would be to bring the home closer to White County for the inspection before taking it to its final lot location. Please call the Building Inspectors for more information at 706-865-6496.

A Mobile Home Permit application packet can be obtained at the Building Permit and Inspection Office.

For a Mobile Home, there are 2 inspections needed.

1st= Set-Up Inspection

This inspection will be conducted after the footing has been poured, ties downs installed, HVAC ductwork installed, septic/plumbing tie-in completed, electrical service installed and ready for power, however no skirting can be installed. No permanent electric service until final inspection is completed.

2nd- Final Inspection

This inspection will be conducted after all final grading work is complete, all decks/porches installed and structure is ready to move into. Permanent electrical service will be given upon passing final inspection.

A Certificate of Occupancy will only be issued after the final inspection has been approved, and only at that time is the structure to be occupied.

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Supporting Documents

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