Unincorporated Bryan County

Building permits required when a building or structure meets the permit threshold; examples include fences 7 feet or greater in height, buildings greater than 200 square feet, replacement of an electrical panel; portal lists trade permits, new residential/commercial buildings, accessory structures, detached garages, house additions, and remodels; permits are all-inclusive and subcontractor permits not separately issued

Note: No comprehensive public exempt-work list found in reviewed Bryan County permit pages; public guidance instead gives examples of work that does require permits including fences 7 feet or higher, buildings over 200 square feet, and replacement electrical panels

Building code

County adopts International Building Code, National Electrical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code, and International Fire Code; county formally adopted 2018 ICC codes in 2019 effective January 1, 2020; applicants should read in conjunction with Georgia's statewide minimum code updates

Owner-builder

Bryan County's 'Who Can Apply for a Building Permit' notice states exemptions and exceptions may be allowed under O.C.G.A. 43-41-17; applicable Property Owner Exemption or Contractor Exemption affidavit must be submitted before permit issuance

Contractor requirements

County will not issue building permit for work requiring licensed residential or general contractor unless applicant submits copy of state-issued license or completed Authorized Permit Agent Form; Georgia state licensing rules apply

1. 01
   Open Bryan County's digital permitting page and enter the Evolve Public portal
2. 02
   Create an account, then use 'Permit Application' to submit the permit (examples: trade permits, new homes, new commercial buildings, accessory structures, detached garages, additions, remodels)
3. 03
   Upload the project documents the portal requires; system identifies required uploads
4. 04
   Include county-specific prerequisites: proof taxes are paid, public-health approval before issuance for individual septic systems, fire-fee payment in person for all new residential/commercial construction, final site plan checklist for new residential lots, water/sewer demand analysis for applicable non-residential projects
5. 05
   If Bryan County water and sewer service requested for new construction, Water and Sewer Department automatically notified from building permit application
6. 06
   Await county review and permit issuance before starting work
7. 07
   Once permit issued, schedule and track inspections in Evolve

Typical processing time: Inspections requested before 4:00 pm typically scheduled for next day; no general permit-review turnaround publicly stated

Source: Bryan County Community Development Department, Building and Codes Division ↗

Online permit-fee payments can be made through Payment button in Evolve once permit ready; Impact fees, NPDES fees, and water/sewer tap fees cannot be paid by credit card; County charges 3.5% service charge for credit-card transactions

Fees change periodically. Confirm at the official fee schedule ↗ (effective 2026) before budgeting.

• Schedule through Evolve Public (phone)
• Contact: Dawn Monaco at (912) 756-7962 or dmonaco@bryancountyga.gov (email)
• Contact: Rachel Walters at (912) 653-3893 or rachel.walters@bryancountyga.gov (email)

Scheduling deadline

Requests before 4:00 pm Monday-Friday typically scheduled for next business day; requests after 4:00 pm typically scheduled for day after next; cancellations must be made by 8:15 am on day of inspection

Time windows

Monday through Friday

Typical sequence: County posts residential inspection checklist beginning with pre-first-inspection site prerequisites, then saw pole, plumbing in slab, sewer tie-in, footings/stem walls/slabs or monolithic slab, nail inspection, framing, rough plumbing, electrical rough, mechanical, insulation, and later final items; applicable inspection steps identified in checklist materials

Source: Bryan County Community Development Department, Building and Codes Division ↗