Top Headlines
  Dept Headlines
DEPARTMENT

  Planning & Community Dev.

SUBDEPARTMENTS
 
  Business License
  Current Planning
  Long Range Planning
  Permits and Inspections

DEPARTMENT PAGES

eStatus

  • Departmental Checklists
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Land Development (Land Disturbance Permit / Subdivision Plat Information)
  • Land Development Digital Submittal
  • Planning GIS Viewer
  • Sign Ordinance
  • Staff Contact Information
  • Tree Ordinance
  • Unified Development Code (UDC)
  • Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)


  •  

    Land Development (Land Disturbance Permit / Subdivision Plat Information)

    This page provides information and/or links for everything associated with land development (i.e. land disturbance permits and recordable documents). Land disturbance permits include clearing & grading, road construction, sewer, and site development permits. Recordable documents include final plats, as-builts, and minor plats. Information includes checklists, applications, process guides, supplemental forms, etc. Links provided include permit status, ordinances, etc.

    Applications, Fees and Guides
    • Landscape Guide: Consolidated guide that includes all regulations in the UDC and the Tree Ordinance and includes the Forsyth County Buffer Standards, County Arborist's review checklist and the county's Recommended Plant List.

    Department Checklists

    In order to facilitate easier plan processing, it is highly recommended that developers review all the attached Department Checklists Per Permit or Plat Type, as these are the checklists that each Reviewing Department will use to review your submittal. Reviewing Departments include County Arborist, City of Cumming, Engineering, Fire Department, GIS Department, NRCS, Planning & Community Development, Tax Assessor's Office, Water & Sewer.


    Codes and Ordinances

    Design Standards Checklist - Locational and Large Scale Retail

    Planting and Buffer Information

    Tools

    110 East Main Street, Suite 100
    Cumming, GA
    FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENTPhone:  (770) 781-2115
    Fax:  (770) 781-2197