Permit Fees

The Bryan County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2024 budget.  The 2024 fiscal year will start January 1, 2024.  With the budget adoption, the Board of Commissioners approved updated  permit and zoning/subdivision fee schedules.  The updated fees will take effect January 1, 2024.  For commercial building permits, the applicant is required to upload the construction contract page(s) showing the contract price for vertical construction.  If the applicant fails to provide this information, the Community Development Department will calculate the fee  based on the most recent ICC Building Valuation Table.

2024 Zoning and Subdivision Fees

2024 Building Permit Fees

Online Payments

You may now pay permit fees online.  When you receive notice that your permit is ready, you may pay the fee with a credit card by clicking on the "Payment" button on the public portal.  Impact Fees, NPDES Fees, and water/sewer tap fees may not be paid by credit card.  There is a 3.5% service charge for all credit card transactions.

ONLINE PERMITTING REVIEW 

The Community Development Department accepts building permit applications via our digital permitting and plan portal.  

SUBMITTING A PERMIT 

Click the button above to enter the site, and you can start the permit process.   Once you enter the portal, you will now be able to create an account and apply for your building permit.  You no longer need to fill out a paper application.  The system will identify documents that need to be uploaded to our system.   To assist with the permit process, note the following information:

• If your property will be served by an individual septic system, you will be allowed to apply for the permit without your septic tank approval from the Public Health Department but the permit will not be issued until Community Development is notified by Public Health.  You may download the Health Department form and submit directly to the Public Health Department;
• If your property is currently served by an individual septic system, your will need the Public Health Department approval if your project potentially impacts the septic system.  
• Proof of taxes being paid must be submitted with the permit application.  You may visit the Tax Commissioner's website to verify the status of your taxes. You can download verification of zero balance and upload this document with your permit application.   Tip:  If you have trouble pulling up you account, try using your map and parcel number, which you main obtain from Tax Assessor's  property records page.  
• For all new residential and commercial construction the fire tax fee must be paid prior to submitting your permit application.  This fee must be paid in person at either the Pembroke or Richmond Hill Tax Commissioner's office.  It cannot be paid online.  Contact the Tax Commissioner for additional information. 
• If your permit is for brand new construction (residential or commercial) and you will be requesting Bryan County water and sewer service, you no longer need to fill out a separate application.  The Water and Sewer Department will be automatically notified once you submit your building permit application.
• The Engineering Department requires all new residential construction (individual lot) to complete the Final site plan checklist .  You must complete this form and upload with your permit application.  Failure to do so will result in your permit application being held for processing until the checklist is submitted.  Questions about the checklist:  contact Heather Slaughter at 912-665-3295 or John Kerker at 912-856-1791. 
• For non-residential development, if your project will be connecting to County water and sewer, you must submit a water and sewer demand analysis with your building permit.  You will also be required to identify the number of ERUs (Equivalent Residential Units) being requested for your building and the meter size.  Questions:  contact Mark Hopkins at 912-663-3704. 

SCHEDULING AN INSPECTION 

Once you have created your account and your permit has been issued, you will be able to schedule and track your inspections online.  Inspections requested prior to 4:00 p.m., will typically be scheduled for the next day.  Inspections requested after 4:00 p.m. will be scheduled for the day after next.  If you schedule an inspection and need to cancel, you must cancel by 8:15 a.m. on the day of inspection or you will be charged a reinspection fee.   It is also the responsibility of the permittee to insure all documents required for an inspection, e.g., compaction study, termite bond, flood elevation certificate, etc., have been submitted.  If the required document is not submitted and an inspection is scheduled, the inspector will fail the inspection.   For additional information, please review the Inspection Schedule August 2019. 

TUTORIAL VIDEOS

You may access the Evolve software webpage to review tutorial videos on how to use the online permitting system.  Note certain functions such as pay online are not a service the County is currently providing, but we will continue to make improvements to the system and offer more services over the next year.  You will not be able to access Bryan County's public portal from the tutorial video page, so return to this page and click the button above to enter the portal once you are finished reviewing the tutorials.

QUESTIONS/NEED ASSISTANCE 

If you have any questions, contact Dawn Monaco 912-756-7962 / dmonaco@bryancountyga.gov or Samantha Frantz 912-653-3893 / sfrantz@bryancountyga.gov.