Unincorporated Screven County

The county publicly posts a Building Permit Application & Requirements packet and a separate Manufactured Home Placement Permit Application & Requirements packet. No broader machine-readable county permit-trigger summary was found on the reviewed public pages.

Note: No public county exempt-work list was found

Building code

Georgia statewide minimum mandatory construction codes apply. Screven County also administers local zoning regulations through its Planning and Zoning Department.

Owner-builder

No county-specific owner-builder handout was found in the reviewed public sources. Georgia owner-builder limitations still apply.

Contractor requirements

Georgia requires appropriate state licensure for covered residential contracting work over $2,500, subject to statutory exceptions. No separate Screven County contractor-license guidance was found online.

1. 01
   Verify that the parcel is in unincorporated Screven County and confirm zoning with the Screven County Zoning Office.
2. 02
   Download the applicable county permit packet from the Planning and Zoning page, including the Building Permit Application & Requirements packet or the Manufactured Home Placement Permit Application & Requirements packet.
3. 03
   Contact the Zoning Office at (912) 564-2951 to confirm the current submittal package, fee schedule, and inspection routing.
4. 04
   Submit the completed permit application and supporting documents to the county office. No public online permit-submission portal was found.
5. 05
   Await county review, fee assessment, and permit issuance instructions, then coordinate inspections through the county office.

Source: Screven County Planning and Zoning Department ↗

• Phone: (912) 564-2951 (phone)

Typical sequence: No public county inspection sequence was found