City of Fort Oglethorpe

For current city-retained categories, Fort Oglethorpe's public pages specifically discuss driveway permits, food service plumbing permits, stormwater and land-disturbance permitting, and related zoning/BMP review. For new building, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing work, the city routes applicants to Catoosa County's building permit system

Note: No current Fort Oglethorpe public exempt-work list was found on the city permit pages reviewed

Building code

Fort Oglethorpe's public permit materials do not publish a separate current post-transfer code-adoption memo; legacy city materials and the city's UDC reflect Georgia minimum-standard-code enforcement. Current new building-trade permit enforcement is routed through Catoosa County, which applies Georgia-mandated ICC-based codes

Permit validity

No current Fort Oglethorpe-specific post-September-1-2024 permit validity page was found. County-routed permits follow Catoosa County validity rules. Legacy Fort Oglethorpe inspection procedures required the applicant to request a final inspection within 60 days of pre-final

Owner-builder

No city-specific owner-builder page found. County-routed work follows Catoosa County owner-builder guidance and Georgia law

Contractor requirements

County-routed work follows Catoosa County and Georgia licensing rules. Legacy city forms and fees materials also assumed licensed trade permits and contractor sign-off

1. 01
   Determine whether the permit is still city-retained or now county-routed (line drawn as of September 1, 2024)
2. 02
   For city-retained permits (driveway/street cut, food service plumbing/grease trap, sewer plumbing, zoning, annexation, stormwater, BMP), submit through the iWorQ portal or the city's printable forms
3. 03
   For all new building, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing permits, use Catoosa County Planning and Inspections and complete the county form set and approvals process
4. 04
   If county-routed, return the approved original county application to 184 Tiger Trail for issuance and fee collection
5. 05
   Schedule inspections with the responsible authority. The city portal allows inspection requests for city-retained items, while county-routed permits use Catoosa County

Typical processing time: Legacy city inspection procedures required 24-hour notice for inspections; iWorQ portal allows up to 48 hours once an inspection is scheduled

Source: City of Fort Oglethorpe Business Tax Certificates and Permits (for city-retained categories); Catoosa County Planning and Inspections Department (for all new building, HVAC, electric, plumbing, and roofing permits and inspections as of September 1, 2024) ↗

Current city permit page directs users either to the iWorQ portal or printable forms. For county-routed permits, county fee-collection notes apply

Fees change periodically. Confirm at the official fee schedule ↗ (effective 2023-03-24) before budgeting.

• Current city-retained inspections can be requested through the iWorQ portal (phone)
• County-routed inspections go through Catoosa County (phone)
• Legacy city inspection procedures required applicants to call the office, not the inspector, at extension 1200 (phone)

Inspection hours

City Hall hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Time windows

iWorQ inspection-request page allows up to 48 hours once scheduled

Typical sequence: Legacy city sequence was BMP, temporary power pole or footing, under-slab plumbing, slab, basement wall, rough-in, insulation, Tyvek, pre-final, and final/certificate of occupancy. For current county-routed building permits, applicants should use Catoosa County's inspection path instead