• Be sure to review the Land Disturbance Checklist.

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• Effective April 1, 2024

  • In an effort to streamline the plan review process, LDP Land Disturbance Permit submittals & resubmittals will now ONLY be accepted on Tuesdays from 8:30am- 4pm.​

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• Two FedEx labels are required: 

  • Label 1:  Ship to: GSWCC State Headquarters 4310 Lexington Road Athens, GA 30605

  • Label 2: Return to: Barrow County Planning & Community Development 30 North Broad Street Winder, GA 30680​​

  • GSWCC initial submittal is shipped from the Planning Office; however, any resubmittal must be submitted directly to the GSWCC office.

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• ONE CONTACT must be named as the official person to receive comments for their Land Disturbance Application. The contact's email should be placed under the applicant's email space on the application.

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• Digital plans must be submitted with initial Land Disturbance Application/Plans and with final submittal of plans prior to development meeting.

  • Dropbox links, SharePoint links, Google Drive links, and thumb drives are all acceptable digital formats.​

  • Floppy disks and CDs WILL NOT be accepted.

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• All fees must be paid with submittal. 

  • Fees are based on disturbed acreage, as well as acreage of the entire property.​

  • The review process WILL NOT begin until the CORRECT FEES have been PAID.

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• GIS must approve all street names prior to scheduling of development meeting.

  • GIS must approve addresses before approval of final plat.​

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• Project name must be approved prior to submittal. ​​

  • The address can not be the project name.​

  • Changing project names once the application has been submitted is NOT PERMITTED.

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• Phases of the project must be determined at the initial Land Disturbance submittal.

  • If not established at the initial submittal, phasing is NOT PREMITTED.​

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• The Fire Marshal's office and the Water/Sewer Department plans must be submitted directly to each office

  • Fire Marshal's Office: Fire Station Headquarters 222 Pleasant Hill Church Road NE Winder, GA 30680

  • Barrow County Water/Sewer Department: 625 SR 211 NE Winder, GA 30680

  • City of Winder Water & Sewer: 83 West May Street Winder, GA 30680 

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• ​Development Permit meetings DO NOT take place until ALL written approvals from the appropriate departments have been documented in our system.

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• Resubmittals will require only 2 paper copies and 1 digital copy submitted to Planning & Development.