Permits & licensing in Georgia local government
What Georgia city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
905 Georgia meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Georgia with the most permits & licensing activity
- Kennesaw, GA (53)
- Columbia County, GA (42)
- Roswell, GA (40)
- Rome, GA (39)
- Hinesville, GA (28)
- Kingsland, GA (25)
- Newton County, GA (25)
- Pooler, GA (25)
- Woodstock, GA (23)
- South Fulton, GA (23)
- Waycross, GA (22)
- Atlanta, GA (20)
Latest matching meetings
Council to discuss Costco rezoning, housing update, and contract awards
The Lawrenceville City Council is holding a work session to discuss general city business, including a 6-month update on the First Housing Center, several rezoning and special use permit applications, and multiple contract awards for engineering, construction, and emergency services. No public comment is allowed…
Council to discuss special event permit for Love on the Green festival
The College Park Mayor and City Council will hold a workshop session to discuss a special event permit request from Shandricker Wheat for the Love on the Green event, scheduled for September 26, 2026 (rain date October 24) at Charles E. Phillps Park. The discussion is for information only, with no formal action…
Workshop to discuss special event permit for Love on the Green at Charles E. Phillips Park
The College Park Mayor and City Council will hold a workshop session to discuss a special event permit requested by Shandricker Wheat for the Love on the Green event. The event is scheduled for September 26, 2026, with a rain date of October 24, 2026, at Charles E. Phillips Park in Ward 4.
Planning Commission to hear Costco rezoning and two special-use permits
The Lawrenceville Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three zoning matters: two special-use permit requests and one rezoning. The special-use permits are for properties at 272 Hurricane Shoals Road and 401 Industrial Park Drive, and the rezoning is for Costco at 2555 University Parkway. The commission…
Planning board to weigh assisted living permit, light industrial rezoning
The Kingsland Planning & Zoning Board will hold a public hearing and vote on a special use permit for an assisted senior living facility at 1323 Hospitality Drive and a rezoning of 0.9 acres at 1363 Harriet's Bluff Rd. to light industrial. The board will also consider four home occupation permits, a planned…
Kennesaw City Council to hold first FY27 budget hearings, alcohol license actions
The Kennesaw City Council will hold first public hearings on the FY2026-2027 operating and SPLOST capital budgets, consider an alcohol license for a new restaurant, and conduct a due cause hearing on a convenience store's alcohol license. The agenda also includes routine items like contract approvals and minutes.
Audit Committee to review draft reports and internal audit update
The Columbia County Audit Committee is meeting to approve prior minutes, hear draft reports from the Planning Department, Library System, and Licensing Department, and receive a September internal audit update. Public comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The agenda is largely procedural, with no specific…
Committee discusses park improvements and easement agreements
The Development and Planning Services Committee will review several infrastructure contracts and land use agreements. The agenda includes boardwalk replacements at Reed Creek and bank stabilization at Savannah Rapids Park.
City Council to vote on rezonings, annexations, and major purchases
The Monroe City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on multiple rezoning requests along E. Fambrough Street and Jim Daws Road, two annexation proposals, and several contracts including a John Deere loader purchase and a Kenworth T880 truck. The meeting also includes updates on grants, a river park project, and…
Planning Commission reviews five rezoning and special use permit requests
The Rome/Floyd Planning Commission is reviewing land use requests for properties in the city and county. These include requests for rezoning and special use permits for specific residential uses. Decisions will later be acted upon by the Floyd County Commission and Rome City Commission.
License Review Board meets to consider two food store license denials
The Mableton License Review Board will hold its regular meeting to review procedural items, approve past minutes, and hear presentations on two pending license denials for Adira LLC DBA Mableton Food Mart and Mableton 1127 DBA Food Mart. No substantive decisions on licenses are scheduled until public hearings later in…
Planning Commission to hear rezoning, SLUP, and text amendment cases
The DeKalb County Planning Commission will hold a virtual zoning meeting to hear one deferred rezoning case and nine new cases, including rezoning requests, special land use permits, and a comprehensive plan text amendment. The commission will make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners, which will hold a…
Douglas County to weigh 8 special-use permits, 2 rezonings, battery storage
The Douglas County Planning & Zoning Board and Board of Commissioners will hold a joint meeting to consider several special-use permits, including short-term rentals, a metal building, a residential care facility, and a show cause hearing for an automotive repair permit. They will also review two rezoning requests…
Commission sets 2026 millage rate at 9.575 mills and approves $5.6M trail grant
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners will vote on the 2026 property tax rate, set at 9.575 mills, and approve a federal grant for a multiuse trail along Gray Highway. The agenda includes authorizing several contracts for airport marketing, counseling services, and playground construction, as well as approving…
City discusses 2026 CDBG-DR submittal and SPLOST equipment purchases
The Waycross City Commission will hold a Planning & Information Session on August 31, 2026. The agenda includes discussions on the 2026 CDBG-DR submittal resolution, water storage tank maintenance, and equipment purchases using 2023 SPLOST funds. No proposed ordinances or new privilege licenses are listed, though one…
Planning Commission to review rezoning, special use permits, and text amendment
The Paulding County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 25, 2026, to review several zoning applications, including a text amendment to allow health and fitness facilities in light industrial districts, a request to remove a zoning condition limiting hours of operation, and two special use permits…
Planning Commission to hear rezoning, cell tower, church use requests
The Newton County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on four development petitions, including a rezoning for a family subdivision, a conditional use permit for a Verizon cell tower, an administrative use permit for a church, and a future land use map amendment for an EMC expansion. The commission will make…
Committee to weigh new liquor store, hookah ordinance, disabled transport
The Public Services Committee will consider two alcohol license applications, a presentation on transportation for the disabled, and a proposed hookah ordinance requested by Commissioner Jordan Johnson. The committee will also approve minutes from the previous meeting.
Commission to hear 4 zoning/special-use requests and vote on bridge funding
The Rome City Commission will hold public hearings on four land-use requests, including two special use permits for multi-family housing, two rezoning requests, and a resolution for South Broad Street Bridge repair funding. They will also consider a Justice Assistance Grant resolution and approve recycling shortfall…
Council to decide on two rezoning requests, millage rate, and liquor store lottery
The Rincon City Council will hold public hearings on the 2026 millage rate and two rezoning requests, then vote on the millage ordinance and other items. The council will also consider consent agenda purchases, a site plan for a car dealership, and several other business items.
Committee to vote on $40M Axon body camera contract expansion
The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee is meeting to consider several police-related contracts, including a $40 million expansion of Axon body and fleet cameras, and to hold a public hearing on increasing alcohol license application fees. The agenda also includes approval of over $94,000 in claims against…
Zoning Committee to consider rezoning 23 acres on Logan Circle and Chattahoochee Ave
The Atlanta Zoning Committee will hold a regular meeting to consider multiple zoning ordinances, including rezonings, special use permits, and zoning ordinance amendments. Key items include rezoning large industrial parcels along Logan Circle and Chattahoochee Avenue to mixed residential-commercial, a special use…
Forsyth County Board to hold FY2027 budget and CIP public hearings
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget and the 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program. The board will also consider several zoning condition amendments, sketch plats, and conditional use permits, along with consent agenda items including a $1.39…
Planning Commission to hear rezoning, variance, and massage license requests
The Columbia County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and debate agenda on August 20, 2026, including a postponed rezoning, two massage operator's licenses, a variance, a conditional use, a rezoning, another variance, and a major PUD revision. The meeting includes standard procedural items like call to…
County to relinquish land disturbance permit authority, buy dump trucks
The Charlton County Board of Commissioners will vote on routine items including minutes, purchases, and resolutions. Key actions include ratifying emergency ambulance repairs, approving two dump trucks, and relinquishing local authority for land disturbance permits.
Hinesville council to vote on hazard plan, drainage bid, alcohol license
The Hinesville City Council is meeting to consider several action items, including adopting the Liberty County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, awarding a bid for the Slayton Circle drainage project, and approving purchases for public works equipment. The council will also vote on a Class V alcohol license…
Planning Commission to weigh 75-unit mixed-use project at 904 Main St.
The Forest Park Planning Commission will consider a conditional use permit for a four-story mixed-use development at 904 Main Street with 75 residential units and 9,680 square feet of commercial space. They will also review a text amendment to clarify when nonconforming signs lose grandfathered status. The meeting…
Historic Preservation Commission to review 8 property modification requests
The commission is reviewing Certificates of Appropriateness for various additions, demolitions, and new structures within historic districts. The body will also receive updates on its strategic plan and reports from the Designation and Education committees.
Commissioners to hold public hearings on three rezoning requests
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session and regular session, including public hearings on three rezoning applications from agricultural to residential use. The board will also consider several new business items, including surplus declarations, budget amendments, liquor license approvals, and…
Council to vote on two special use permits on North Church Street
The Thomaston City Council will hold second reads and votes on special use permits for a fitness center at 400 North Church Street and a food service establishment at 327 North Church Street. The council will also discuss and potentially approve a moratorium on dispensaries, a plat for 327 & 331 North Bethel Street, a…
Council to discuss overnight parking, police reserve unit, and housing board appointments
The Jackson City Council will hold its regular meeting with a consent agenda, department reports, and several discussion items. Key topics include overnight parking on the Square, a Blueline Solutions discussion, the HWY 36 Connector agreement, and a possible reserve unit for the police department. The council will…
Bulloch County Planning Commission to weigh liquor store rezoning, road paving condition
The Bulloch County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular session on August 18, 2026, to consider several zoning applications, including a rezoning and conditional use for a liquor store, a condition modification for road paving, and multiple other rezoning requests. The commission will also review minutes…
Planning board to discuss mobile food vendor ordinance
The Clarkston Planning & Zoning Board is meeting to discuss a proposed ordinance that would regulate mobile food vendors, including licensing, insurance, location restrictions, and health and safety standards. This item is for informational purposes only; no votes will be taken, and a public hearing will be held…
Alcohol board to vote on two new beer and wine licenses
The Alcohol Control Commission will consider two new alcohol license requests. One is a tabled Beer and Wine Package License for Latino Food Mart at 702 Shorter Ave., and the other is a new Beer and Wine Pouring License for A-Side Lounge at 260 N 5th Ave. The meeting also includes roll call, approval of minutes, and a…
Council to consider annexation, rezoning, variance for Traton properties
The Kennesaw City Council will hold public hearings on a land use permit, an annexation, a rezoning, and a zoning variance for properties at 3227 Old 41 Highway and 3137 Robin Drive, all submitted by Traton, LLC. The council will also consider several consent agenda items, including a contract for additional…
Commission to consider rezoning Screven Avenue parcel and night vision purchase
The Waycross City Commission is holding a planning and information session to discuss several items, including a bid for night vision monoculars, a planning commission appointment, a code policy change, and a proposed rezoning. They will also consider privilege license renewals for two businesses and a resolution to…
Council to hold hearings on UDO amendments, overlay map, and zoning changes
The Rincon City Council is meeting to hold four public hearings on proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), including changes to development regulations, parking, signs, and new Downtown/Main Street architectural standards, as well as an updated Official Overlay Districts Map. The council will…
Peach County BOC to hold rezoning hearings, approve minutes, updates
The Peach County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on two rezoning requests, approve minutes from previous meetings, receive updates on road resurfacing, and hear business license presentations. The agenda also includes an executive session for board appointments and attorney-client privileged matters.
Committee to vote on excavator purchase, reclassifications, easement agreements
The Development and Planning Services Committee will consider several action items, including the purchase of a Takeuchi mini excavator for facility maintenance, position reclassifications in Building Standards, and two easement encroachment agreements. The committee will also receive monthly reports from Planning and…
Council to hold public hearings on QuikTrip conditional use, variance, and Blaine Street rezone
The Monroe City Council will hold public hearings on a conditional use permit and hardship variance for a QuikTrip at 1110 N Broad Street, and a rezone of properties on Blaine Street and N Hammond Drive. The council will also consider several other items, including a probation fee agreement amendment, airport…