• We will now be issuing employee permits Monday through Friday from 830 to 430. Please be aware that we only have one employee who is capable of performing background checks and lunch is generally taken from 1130 to 1230. Additionally, the fee has been raised by the City of Cumming to $40.00. Our ordinance requires you to be in possession of your social security card and a Georgia driver’s license in order to obtain an employee permit. No exceptions can be made at it is explicitly required. Planning and Zoning is located on the bottom  floor of the City of Cumming City Hall which is located at 100 Main Street Cumming, GA, 30040. If you wish to fill out your application before coming into the office, here is a copy of the CH CONSENT

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City Changes Trash Pickup Service Provider; Recycling Available May 1st

Following a recent vote by City Council, the City of Cumming has changed its trash pickup/recycling service provider to Red Oak Sanitation for residents living within the Cumming City Limits. This move will save the City about $160,000/year at no additional cost to the customer.

Customers will be receiving their new 95-gallon trash carts from Red Oak throughout the week of March 26^th, and Red Oak will begin trash pickup services the week of April 1^st. Along with their new carts, customers will also be receiving a letter from Red Oak this week with more information about the change-over. Click here to read the letter from Red Oak.

Customers interested in adding recycling services, must contact Red Oak’s offices to set up this service, which will be provided at no additional cost. Recycling service will begin the week of May 1^st.

Please note, that your pickup day may change with Red Oak. Please click here to view a list of the pickup days for subdivisions and streets within the Cumming City Limits.

City Council Adopts Noise Ordinance

In January 2018, City Council approved a new noise ordinance for the City of Cumming.

The ordinance covers mechanical sound-making devices, human-produced sounds, commercial advertising, and party noises. These noises are strictly limited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 12 a.m. (midnight) through 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Noises from landscape maintenance motorized devices such as leaf blowers, lawn mowers and chain saws, are prohibited between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. seven days a week.

Construction noises are prohibited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. seven days a week. However, a variance for construction noise may be requested, in writing, at least 48 hours prior to the proposed construction operation, for consideration by the Director of Planning & Zoning.

Exceptions to the ordinance include:

• Sounds caused by manufacturing, governmental or commercial entities in the normal course of their business.
• Noises from any official University of North Georgia event on UNG property or any Forsyth County School District property.
• Noises created by special events sanctioned by the City of Cumming (such as the July 4^th Steam Engine Parade and events at the Cumming Fairgrounds).
• Volumes of radio or other sound-making device or instrument within a motor vehicle on a street or highway.
• Sounds made by law enforcement or other public safety personnel in performance of their duties.

The Cumming Police Department will handle all noise ordinance complaints.

Click here to read the ordinance in its entirety.

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