The City of Conyers Planning and Inspection Services department issues building permits and handles residential and commercial building inspections inside the city.
What requires a permit in Conyers?
Regulated construction, structural alterations and building-system work need a City permit.
Who issues building permits in Conyers?
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Office | 901 O'Kelly Street, Conyers, GA 30012 |
| Phone | 770-929-4280 |
| Planning@conyersga.gov | |
| Hours | Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Filing route | City of Conyers Public Portal |
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Depending on the project, the filing can involve building, development, land-disturbance, sign, zoning or trade permits.
Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas work
Include the electrical, plumbing and HVAC information for the trade work in the application.
Do not conceal rough work before the required inspection.
Application documents and plan review
Applications are filed through the City of Conyers Public Portal. A typical package includes:
- The permit application
- Project plans and supporting documents
- Trade information for electrical, plumbing and HVAC work
- Site and development information when land disturbance or subdivision review applies
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Verify the parcel is inside the City of Conyers and identify any outside-agency approvals.
Separate building, trade, development, zoning and specialty approvals that apply.
Prepare the application, plans, licences and any supporting approvals.
File through the City of Conyers Public Portal and answer plan-review comments.
Request inspections in the City of Conyers Public Portal, with at least half a day’s notice.
Pass required finals and obtain the applicable completion or occupancy documentation.
Conyers inspections
Conyers requires at least half a day’s notice for inspections. Inspection services include footing/slab, framing, electrical rough, mechanical rough, plumbing rough, insulation, erosion/site and final inspections.
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Building inspections: Planning and Inspection Services handles residential and commercial building inspections inside the city.
One portal: The City’s Public Portal also handles planning applications, so zoning or development review is filed in the same system as the permit.
Georgia building code
Georgia's State Minimum Standard Codes apply statewide: the 2024 International Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code, with Georgia Amendments, in force since 1 January 2026; the energy code is still the 2015 IECC with Georgia supplements. The Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes
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These are the primary sources behind this guide. Codes, fee schedules and procedures change — confirm the position for your filing date.
- Georgia DCA current construction codes
- Conyers Building Inspections
- Conyers Planning and Inspection Services
Conyers permit FAQs
Does Conyers issue its own building permits?
Yes. City of Conyers Planning and Inspection Services issues building permits for work inside the city.
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The Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes, which the state Department of Community Affairs sets for every jurisdiction.
Can another approval delay the building permit?
Yes. Zoning, development, fire, utility, floodplain, environmental or land-disturbance approvals can be separate when the project triggers them.
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