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Development Review Division & Development Inspections Division

The Development Review & Inspections Divisions ensure the implementation of the policies adopted by the Board of Commissioners while providing professional land planning services to facilitate sustainable growth through effective plan review and land development permitting.  

The following descriptions will assist you in navigating each Division's Web pages.

Land Disturbance Permit & Plat Information

• Land Disturbance Permit or Land Development Permit (LDP): A type of permitting for residential, commercial, and industrial zonings. We offer several different types of LDPs:  Site Development (SD), Road Construction (RC), Clearing, Grading and/or Grubbing (CG) and Sanitary Sewer (SW)

• Within the LDP process we have two types of recorded document processes: As-Builts (AS) and Final Plats (FP)

• Information about electronic submittals

• Submittal deadlines

• Links to checklists and applications

• Submittal deadlines
  

• Resolution Regarding Effective Dates of County Wide Residential Design Standards

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  SIGN PERMITTING & ORDINANCE
  
  
• Sign Application

• Sign Ordinance

• Sign Design Manual

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  Tree Information & Ordinance

• Forsyth County Tree Protection and Replacement Ordinance

• Landscape Guide

• Buffer Standards

• Recommended Plant List

• Tree/Landscape Plan Review Checklist

• Tree Care Information

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  Variances, Appeals & other Public Hearing Information

• Forsyth County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

• Sign Affidavit Submittal form (ZBA)
• Public Hearing Calendar (ZBA)
• Variance Applications
• Owner Authorization Form
• Corporate / Company Disclosure - Supplemental Application
• Medical Hardship – Supplemental Application
• Stream Buffer Variance – Supplemental Application
• Appeal of an Administrative Decision Application

Administrative Variance

• A variance of up to 15% may be requested administratively

• Maximum Building Height

• Building Setbacks

• Buffers

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Planning GIS Viewer  

• Research Public Hearing applications or Land Development Permits and Plats spatially

• Infrastructure layers for the development community

• Streets, tax map & parcels, aerial images, etc.

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   Lori Kyle | Planning Manager, Development Review Division
   Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
   110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
   (770) 205-4524 direct | (770) 781-2115 main

           Sharon O. Farrell | Planning Manager, Development Inspection Division
           Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
           514 W. Maple Street, Suite 302 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
           (678) 513-5946 direct | (770) 781-2115 main