Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Concord, Georgia

Concord’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Concord city limits (Pike County, GA). The city's code adopts its own zoning ordinance by reference.

  • Section 6-4-1 adopts the city's zoning ordinance by reference; the ordinance text itself was not located on the city's official website or in the code excerpt reviewed, so district rules are not yet recorded.
  • Copies of the zoning ordinance are kept on file with the city clerk and are available for public inspection (per the same section).

  “the zoning ordinance of the city, is hereby adopted as an ordinance of the city and is hereby incorporated into this section by reference.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses and buildings inside Concord city limits that abut a street, alley or right-of-way with a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city

  • Connection is required only where a public sanitary or combined sewer is located (now or in the future) in the abutting right-of-way.
  • Owner must connect within 90 days after official notice.
  • Section 5-2-1 contains a proviso for buildings already served by a private sewage disposal system; its text was truncated in the extract reviewed and was not recorded.
  • Section 5-2-6 (heading) says private disposal is prohibited unless expressly permitted; see off_grid_sanitation claim.

  connection deadline after official notice: 90 days (Proviso for existing private sewage disposal systems not reviewed)

  “is hereby required at his own expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this section within 90 days after date of official notice to do so”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Water (with conditions) — Any building occupied inside Concord city limits, where it is connected to the city water system

    “(a) it shall be unlawful for any person to occupy any building of any kind unless the same is connected with the water system of the city.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Concord or Pike County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Concord city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Concord city limits
• Building code adopted — Building codes for buildings inside Concord city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections for buildings inside Concord city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new buildings inside Concord city limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.