Effective January 1, 2021, all applications for variances are to be submitted electronically through the Forsyth County online Customer Self Service portal (CSS). The online CSS portal allows customers to submit applications and make Visa/Mastercard payments electronically.
Administrative Variances
No variance shall be approved administratively by the director unless the requested variance does not vary the standard set forth in the Unified Development Code by more than fifteen (15) percent and only for the following performance standards:
a) Maximum building height
b) Building setbacks
c) Building separation
d) The following buffers:
(i) Residential Exterior
(ii) Georgia Highway 400
(iii) Large Scale Retail
(iv) Senior Housing
(v) Side and Rear
Staff Contact
Linda Brown | Planner I
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 781-2115 ext. 2689
Susan Green | Planner II
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 205-4565 direct | (770) 781-2115 main
Lori Kyle | Planning Manager
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 205-4524 direct | (770) 781-2115 main