To obtain a Building Permit with the City of Cumming, Plans must first be submitted for review and approval. A Plan Submittal form must be attached to Plans. 

Site Plan Submittal Fee:     

Building Plan Submittal Fee:  

Sign Plan Submittal:        

Revisions and Re-submittals:  

Once the Plans have been approved, the Chief Building Official will contact the applicant to issue a Building Permit.

$50.00

$50.00

$50.00

$50.00

All plans submitted shall bear the seal of a Georgia registered Architect or Structural Engineer. All drawings shall be drawn to scale and show all dimensions with North arrow. A complete set of plans on new construction, remodeling, and tenant finish shall contain the following drawings:

Structural, Architectural, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC.

Building sprinklers should be shown on building plans.

Landscaping and Parking should be shown on site plan.

For Parking Size and Number of Spaces. (See City of Cumming Development Regulations Manual available at Planning and Zoning Office ).

Site plan should show soil and erosion plans.

 

Projects larger than 1 1/10 acre or within 200 feet of state water must be submitted to Upper Chattoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review Board for approval.

• Commercial project MUST submit a minimum of five sets of site plans and a minimum of three sets of building plans.
• Restaurants MUST submit a minimum of five sets of building plans.
• In addition commercial projects MUST submit three sets of site and building plans to the Forsyth County Fire Marshall and be approved by that department. The Fire Marshall's office can be reached at 770-781-2180.
• Restaurants MUST submit plans to the Forsyth County Health Department and be approved by that department. The Health Departments number is 770-781-6900.
• Disapproved drawings will be returned and shall be corrected by the designer and all corrections shall bear his/her seal. All corrections shall be clouded on new plans.
• Once plans are approved applicant may then apply for Commercial Building Permit or Residential building Permit.

Mayor

Henry Ford Gravitt

Council Members

Quincy Holton

Lewis Ledbetter

Ralph Perry

John Pugh

Rupert Sexton

City Administrator

Gerald Blackburn

Assistant City Administrator

Steve Bennett

City Clerk

Jeff Honea