Augusta-Richmond County
Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement
In short
Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement issues 5 permits we publish for Augusta-Richmond County, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permitonly if it applies to you | Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement | For work valued $15,001 to $50,000: $58.80 for the first $15,000 plus $3.00 per additional $1,000. For $50,001 to $100,000: $163.80 plus $2.40 per $1,000. For $100,001 to $500,000: $283.80 plus $1.50 per $1,000. Above $500,000: $883.80 plus $0.90 per $1,000. Plan review adds 66% of the permit amount for most trades. | the permit lapses if work does not begin within 6 months of filing | 2026-09-04 |
| Mechanic Shop Code Enforcement Inspection | Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement | No fee | one-time, required before the occupation tax certificate for the shop will issue | 2026-09-04 |
| Certificate of Occupancy | Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement | No fee | issued only for new, ground-up construction | 2026-09-04 |
| Commercial Building Contractor Requirementsonly if it applies to you | Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement | No fee | tied to the annual occupation tax certificate cycle; insurance and bonding must remain continuously in force | 2026-09-04 |
| Family Day Care Home Requirementsonly if it applies to you | Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Development Department, Inspections and Code Enforcement | $150 for the Special Use Permit a home-based family day care home needs from the Planning and Zoning office | issued once per qualifying use | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Commercial Building Permit
Starting work before a permit is obtained draws a real penalty — $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for every offense after that. Signs are billed through this same valuation-based schedule rather than carrying a distinct fee of their own. Two figures on this fee schedule genuinely conflict with the county's own live FAQ page for demolition ($45 versus $67) and mothballing permits ($20 versus $25); neither figure is asserted here as definitively correct.
Mechanic Shop Code Enforcement Inspection
No separate fee is confirmed for this inspection beyond the standard occupation tax certificate and $75 fire inspection every business pays — what is confirmed is that Code Enforcement's own Environmental Inspector must pass the shop before a business license can issue at all. A mobile mechanic operating from a residential address may only perform tire changes there; any heavier repair work at a home address is a zoning violation. A tire shop additionally needs a Georgia EPD Retail Tire Dealer identification number before the county will issue its license.
Certificate of Occupancy
No fee — no separate fee for the certificate itself could be confirmed; it appears to be issued once every required inspection (building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, engineering as-built, utilities and health) is paid for and approved, rather than carrying a further charge of its own. Notably, this certificate is not reissued for a change of tenant in an existing building, only for new construction.
Commercial Building Contractor Requirements
No fee — no separate fee is confirmed beyond the standard occupation tax certificate. What this consolidated government does require is real insurance and bonding on top of a valid Georgia state contractor license: a minimum $50,000/$100,000 general liability and a $20,000 surety bond for a general commercial contractor, or the same insurance with a smaller $5,000 bond for a specialty trade contractor, plus a $4 decal for every vehicle operating on site.
Family Day Care Home Requirements
A home-based family day care home caring for 3 to 6 children must sit on a lot of at least 10,000 square feet, at least 1,200 feet from any other residential care home of any kind, at least 1,000 feet from anyone on the county's sex offender registry, operate only between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., and pass a Code Enforcement site inspection — a genuinely detailed local overlay on top of the state child care license. A larger, non-residential Child Care Learning Center instead follows the standard commercial occupation tax, certificate of occupancy and building permit process above.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Augusta-Richmond County
- Phone
- (706) 821-1796
- Website
- www.augustaga.gov
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Augusta-Richmond County — certificate of occupancy checklistAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Augusta-Richmond County — commercial building contractor insurance and bonding requirementsAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Augusta-Richmond County — family day care home requirementsAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Augusta-Richmond County — mechanic shop and mobile mechanic requirementsAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Augusta-Richmond County — permit fee scheduleAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Augusta-Richmond County — specialty trade contractor insurance and bonding requirementsAugusta-Richmond County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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