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- Application for a 25-foot Vegetative Buffer Encroachment on Designated Warm Waters of the State (PDF)
Required prior to conducting land disturbing activities within the State-mandated 25-foot buffer in accordance with the Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, as amended, (O.C.G.A. 12-7-6(b)(15)) - General Permit No. GAR100001 (PDF)
For Stand Alone Construction Projects. - General Permit No. GAR100002 (PDF)
For Infrastructure Construction Projects. - General Permit No. GAR100003 (PDF)
For Common Developments. - Instructions: Notice of Intent-Primary Permittee (PDF)
For coverage under the 2013 re-issuance of the NPDES General Permits to discharge storm water associated with construction activity - Instructions: Notice of Intent- Secondary Permittee (PDF)
For coverage under the 2013 re-issuance of the NPDES General Permits No GAR100003 to discharge storm water associated with construction activity for common developments - Instructions: Notice of Intent- Tertiary Permittee (PDF)
For coverage under the 2013 re-issuance of the NPDES General Permits No GAR100003 to discharge storm water associated with construction activity for common developments - Instructions: Notice of Termination (PDF)
NPDES General Permits for storm water discharges associated with construction activity - Land Disturbance Activity Permit Application Package (PDF)
An application for land disturbance must include the applicant's Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and must be factual and complete. Upon completion, the application must be submitted with 4 copies to the above shown address. - Lowndes County Tree Permit (PDF)
A tree permit is required for the removal of specimen trees on construction projects. - Notice of Timber Harvesting Activity Form (PDF)
Please submit this form for all timber harvesting activities to the Lowndes County Engineering Department. - Sanitary Sewer Extension Submittal Form (PDF)
Must be submitted for review under the Delegation Agreement for review and approval of Sewer System Extensions, granted to Lowndes County by EPD. - ULDC Variance Application
An application form for a variance request to the Lowndes County Unified Land Development Code (ULDC). - Water System Sample Information and Data Form (PDF)
Water System Sample Information and Data Form to be submitted for review and approval.
- Checklist Requirements for Projects Less than 1-acre (PDF)
Not Part of a Common Development but Within 200-feet of Perennial State Waters (O.C.G.A. 12-7-17(8)) - Improvement Plan Checklist (PDF)
This checklist has been developed in an attempt to assist the Design Professionals in the preparation and submittal of Improvement Plans. - Lowndes County Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review Checklist (PDF)
A complete set of checklists for stand alone projects, infrastructure construction projects, and common developments, amended May 31, 2007. Please see the most current checklist available at Georgia.gov. - Utility Review Checklists General (PDF)
Utility Review Checklists - policies and procedures for all utility improvements; refer to Water and Sewer Code for more information. - Utility Review Checklists Sewer (PDF)
Utility Review Checklists for sanitary sewerage system - design requirements; refer to Water and Sewer Code for more information. - Utility Review Checklists Sewer Pumping (PDF)
Utility Review Checklists for wastewater pumping - design requirements; refer to Water and Sewer Code for more information. - Utility Review Checklists Water (PDF)
Utility Review Checklists for water supply, treatment, and distribution system - design requirements; refer to Water and Sewer Code for more information.
- Fees Fact Sheet (PDF)
Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity -As outlined in the Water Quality Control Rules, each Primary Permittee shall determine the estimated disturbed acreage to the nearest tenth acre and pay the fee established in the Water Quality Control Rules prior to commencement of any land disturbing activity. - Fees Fact Sheet Addendum (PDF)
- Anti-Littering Ordinance (PDF)
The Lowndes County Anti-Littering Ordinance was adopted on December 9, 2014. - Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (PDF)
The Lowndes County Ordinance for flood damage prevention. - Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Construction Standards and Details
- Illicit Discharge Ordinance (PDF)
Lowndes County's Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Ordinance. - Lowndes County Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Ordinance (PDF)
The Lowndes County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance that provides the establishment and implementation of a county wide comprehensive soil erosion and sedimentation control program, as amended December 13, 2016. - Lowndes County Thoroughfare Plan (PDF)
The Thoroughfare Plan is designed to be a "network of thoroughfares designed for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods which is linked to and coordinated with rail, air and other transportation." The latest revision to the plan was in 2009. - Timber Harvest Ordinance (PDF)
The Lowndes County Timber Harvesting Ordinance was adopted on June 12th, 2007, and requires all land owners, loggers, and buyers to file a Timber Harvest Activity Notification for all timber harvest activities. Please return the completed form to the Lowndes County Engineering Department.