O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-3-5.1 (2019)

Conformity prerequisite to building permit

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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No building permit for the construction of any residence, building, or other facility which is to be served by a sewage management system shall be issued by or pursuant to the authority of a county governing authority unless the sewage management system installation permit is in conformity with standards contained in Code Section 31-2A-11 for sewage management systems. No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall install a sewage management system in violation of the provisions of Code Section 31-2A-11 or the regulations of a county board of health adopted pursuant to the authority of Code Section 31-3-5. Each county governing authority shall provide by ordinance or resolution for the enforcement of the provisions of this Code section.

History

Code 1981, § 31-3-5.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 227, § 1; Ga. L.

1992, p. 3308, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1777, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 708, § 3; Ga. L. 2009,

p. 453, § 1-10/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-3/HB 214.

Annotations

Cross references. - Building standards and requirements generally, T. 8, C. 2.

Law reviews. - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: Lanier Home Ctr., Inc. v. Underwood, 557 S.E.2d 76 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001).
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Lanier Home Ctr., Inc. v. Underwood, 557 S.E.2d 76 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “It appears Lanier was in violation of OCGA § 31-3-5.1 by installing a septic tank in violation of county regulations.”
Jackson Cnty. Bd. of Health v. Fugett Constr., Inc., 514 S.E.2d 28 (Ga. 1999). · cites it 4× “” At that time, OCGA § 31-3-5.1 provided that each county board of health shall have the power and duty to adopt regulations providing standards and requirements governing the installation of septic tanks or individual sewage management systems within the unincorporated areas of…”
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