• Commercial Building Permit Application Form (PDF)
• Electrical Power Temporary Connection Request Form (Commercial Only) (PDF)
• Noise Permit Application (PDF)
• Residential Building Permit Application Form (PDF)
• State Contractor Licensing Information Package (PDF)

Subcontractor Affidavit Form (PDF)

• Authorized Building Permit Agent Form (PDF)
• Chattahoochee River Corridor As-Built Survey Hold and Release Affidavit (PDF)
• Elevation Certification Hold and Release Affidavit Form (PDF)
• Erosion and Sediment Control and Solid Waste Management Affidavit Form (PDF)
• Homeowner as Contractor Disclosure Statement Form (PDF)
• Open Space Deeds, Recreation Area Deeds and Other Documents Affidavit Form (PDF)
• Property Owners Association Bylaws Certification Affidavit Form (PDF)
• Residential Drainage Plan and Residential Drainage Study Hold and Release Affidavit Form (PDF)

• Building Permit Requirements for Accessory Buildings (Residential) (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Accessory Buildings (Residential) (SPANISH) (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Deck Additions (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Finished Basements (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Home Additions (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for New Homes (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Residential Retaining Walls (PDF)
• Building Permit Requirements for Swimming Pools (Residential) (PDF)

• Accessory Building Location Plan On Residential Lots (PDF)
• Building Addition Location Plan For Home Additions (PDF)
• Chattahoochee River Corridor House Location Plan (PDF)
• House Location Plan (PDF)
• Swimming Pool Location Plan (PDF)

• Building Permit Fees Residential (PDF)
• Building Permit Fees Commercial & Multi-Family (PDF)
• Deck Details for One and Two-Family Dwellings (PDF)
• Third Party Inspectors and Engineers (PDF)
• Swimming Pool and Spa Ordinance (PDF)
• Water and Wastewater System Development Fees (PDF)

For copies of Residential Plats (Surveys) and Final Subdivision Plats please call the Deeds and Records office at 770.822.8100. These documents are not available at the Department of Planning and Development. In addition, Gwinnett County does not maintain copies of Residential House Plans for homes that are less than 5,000 square feet of heated floor area in size. If your home is less than 5,000 square feet, please contact the home builder. Please call the Building Permits Section at 678.518.6020 for assistance.

The Online Open Records Request Form may be used to request access to documents maintained by the department to inspect or obtain copies under the Georgia Open Records Act. This form is not required to request routinely available records such as agendas, minutes, site plans, ordinances, and resolutions. Although Open Records Requests are not required to be submitted in writing, use of this form will aid considerably in ensuring that each request is fulfilled as accurately as possible.

Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development
Attn: Open Records Coordinator
One Justice Square
446 West Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
678.518.6000
pnd@gwinnettcounty.com.

Online Open Records Request Form