Peachtree Corners, Georgia Building Permit Guide

The City of Peachtree Corners Building Division issues building and trade permits for residential and commercial construction inside the City, and applications are filed in the City’s BS&A online system. New homes are charged $4 per $1,000 of ICC construction value, trade permits are $250 each for a house, and fire inspections are booked with Gwinnett County.

What requires a permit in Peachtree Corners?

The City’s “When Do I Need a Building Permit?” table gives these examples; it is not a complete list:

The residential fee schedule still prices re-roof and siding permits at $250, so ask the Building Division if a roofing job includes other work.

Peachtree Corners building department: who handles permitting

The Building Division reviews plans, inspects residential and commercial work and issues permits; the City names Will Wiggins as Chief Building Official. Gwinnett County remains important for specific outside reviews, including fire and health plan review. The City explicitly directs all fire inspection requests to Gwinnett County, so building and fire inspections can follow different agencies on the same project.

Peachtree Corners permit types and BS&A filing

Peachtree Corners launched a new cloud-based BS&A permitting system on September 22, 2025. The City describes the system as the current route for building permit applications and as part of its effort to improve processing and transparency.

Choose the BS&A permit type that matches the work and reference the current code editions in the application.

Forms are saved as PDFs and uploaded into BS&A. The City’s forms page has residential and commercial permit applications, a trade permit application, subcontractor affidavit, authorized agent form, demolition, retaining wall, driveway, pool/spa, sign and moved-in house applications, a plan revision form, a permit extension/renewal application, a sewer affidavit and the Chattahoochee River Corridor affidavit. It also publishes building guides for basement finishes, decks, home additions and pools.

Permit costs and fees in Peachtree Corners

The City publishes separate residential and non-residential fee schedules. New buildings are charged $4 per $1,000 of construction cost from the ICC Building Valuation Data, which the City notes is updated twice a year.

Building permit fees include the certificate of occupancy or completion and inspections during regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. A plan revision to an open permit is charged at $0.01 times the change in construction valuation, with a $100 minimum, and working without a permit adds an investigative fee equal to 100% of the building permit fee.

Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits

The Building Division enforces the Georgia building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes and issues trade permits, at $250 each for a single-family home and $350 for commercial work. Trade permits are normally issued only after the building permit, unless the job is stand-alone trade work such as a furnace or water heater replacement or an electrical service upgrade. A basement finish under its own building permit needs its own trade permits.

A Georgia contractor licence, the qualifying agent’s licence and photo ID are presented when first applying; anyone else picking up a permit needs an Authorized Permit Agent Form.

Alliance handles electrical permit expediting for contractors here. More on this: who pulls the electrical permit.

Application documents and plan review

Peachtree Corners requires applications and plans to identify the current Georgia code editions. Effective January 1, 2026, the City states that plans and applications must reference the 2024 IBC, IRC, IMC, IFGC, IPC and ISPSC and the 2023 NEC. The City warns that applications using incorrect code references will be considered incomplete and rejected.

Property inside the Chattahoochee River Corridor needs additional information before the permit is issued. The City’s River Corridor and Maps pages explain what is needed.

New homes and additions need at least 2 house location plans at a scale of at least 1 inch = 30 feet, showing the boundary survey, streets and right-of-way, setbacks, easements, buffers, floodplain and minimum floor elevation, and all building footprints including decks and porches. Interior work that does not move an exterior wall or roof line does not need one. If a building sits within 1 foot of a setback or easement, or 5 feet of a buffer, a Georgia-registered surveyor’s as-built survey is required before the certificate of occupancy, and building on an easement needs the easement holder’s written authorization at application.

How to apply: 6-step Peachtree Corners process

Peachtree Corners inspections

Submit building inspection requests through the City’s online request form or the Building Inspection Request Line at 770-609-8813. For next-day inspections, requests must be made before 3:00 p.m. Regular inspection hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Fire inspections do not use the same City request path. The City directs all fire inspection requests through Gwinnett County, so keep the correct inspection authority attached to each discipline in the project schedule.

Keep the second copy of the house location plan on site for inspectors. Construction is allowed on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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

Peachtree Corners permit search and official resources

These are the primary sources behind this guide. Codes, fee schedules and procedures change — confirm the position for your filing date.

• Mandatory and permissive Georgia codes
• Georgia State Minimum Codes
• Peachtree Corners BS&A Online
• Peachtree Corners Building & Permitting
• When Do I Need a Building Permit?
• Peachtree Corners building forms and permits
• Peachtree Corners permitting process
• Peachtree Corners residential building permit fee schedule
• Peachtree Corners non-residential and multi-family fee schedule

Peachtree Corners permit FAQs

How much is a building permit in Peachtree Corners?

New buildings are $4 per $1,000 of ICC construction cost. Residential renovations are $150 up to $25,000 and $500 up to $75,000, and trade permits for a house are $250 each.

Do I need a permit for a shed, fence or new roof?

Accessory structures over 200 sq ft and fences over 7 feet need a permit; smaller sheds and residential re-roofs do not, according to the City’s permit table, which the City says is not a complete list.

What portal does Peachtree Corners use?

The City launched BS&A as its new cloud-based permitting software on September 22, 2025.

Which building codes should applications reference?

The City requires the 2024 IBC, IRC, IMC, IFGC, IPC and ISPSC and the 2023 NEC, with applicable Georgia amendments, for applications submitted under the 2026 code cycle.

What is the inspection cutoff?

Requests made before 3:00 p.m. are eligible for next-day building inspections.

Who handles fire inspections?

The City directs all fire inspection requests to Gwinnett County.

Can the River Corridor affect permit issuance?

Yes. The City states that property within the Chattahoochee River Corridor requires additional information before a permit is issued.

Simplify Peachtree Corners permitting with Alliance Permitting

Alliance Permitting is a permit documentation and submission company in Georgia. We prepare your paperwork, file it correctly and coordinate with the permitting authority through issuance. We are not a contractor and we do not perform licensed plan review or inspections; that work stays with your licensed team and the jurisdiction.

This guide is provided by Alliance Permitting for general information about Peachtree Corners permitting. Requirements, fees, and procedures change; confirm details with the permitting authority before relying on them.