How do I know if my job is in the city or the county?

It comes down to whether the job address sits inside an incorporated city's limits. If it does, that city usually issues the permit; if it doesn't, the county does. Search your area above to see which jurisdiction applies, or check your address against the city limits on the county GIS map.

Why does the jurisdiction matter for an electrical permit?

Each city and county uses its own portal, fee schedule, forms, and rules. File in the wrong one and the permit is rejected, which costs you days. Knowing the exact jurisdiction up front means the right form, the right fee, and the right inspector the first time.

What if my city or county isn't listed?

PullPermits.ai launches in metro Atlanta first — nine counties plus the City of Atlanta — and adds new Georgia jurisdictions continuously. If your area isn't covered yet, join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment it goes live.

Can two jurisdictions cover the same address?

Effectively no — one authority has permitting jurisdiction over a given address. Confusion usually comes from a city and county sharing a name (like Atlanta sitting in both Fulton and DeKalb). The deciding factor is always whether the address falls inside the city limits.

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Find your permit jurisdiction in Georgia

In Georgia, your electrical permit is pulled by either the city or the county — and the deciding factor is whether your job address sits inside a city's limits. Get it wrong and the permit bounces. Search your county, city, or job-site area below to see exactly which department issues the permit, which portal it uses, the typical fees, and the local quirks that trip electricians up.

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Jurisdictions we cover first

Cobb County

Community Development Agency

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Accela Citizen Access (ACA): Online + email
Typical fees $50–$100: Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

A one-page emailed sub-permit form is the fastest filing path; the Accela portal is the online route after.
Cities like Marietta and Smyrna run their own permitting — the job address decides which counts.
Active Georgia electrical license (Class I or II)

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Gwinnett County

Department of Planning & Development

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Accela Citizen Access (ACA): Online portal
Typical fees $50–$120: Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

Gwinnett exposes a native 'Electrical Only' online permit type — fast when it fits.
Filing through the contractor's own portal account avoids extra agent forms entirely.
Active Georgia electrical license

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City of Atlanta

Office of Buildings

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Accela Citizen Access (ACA): Online portal
Typical fees $175 per permit (often 2–3 per job): Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

Highest permit density in the metro — many jobs need 2–3 separate electrical permits.
The ACA portal accepts an attached PDF of the license card; the 'physical card' rule rejects state printouts, not portal filings.
Active Georgia electrical license

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Cherokee County

Building Inspections / Permits

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Cherokee County online permitting: Online portal
Typical fees $50 flat: Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

Flat $50 fee, fully online, and no plan review — one of the simplest counties to file in.
A one-time notarized trade affidavit is collected during onboarding.
Active Georgia electrical license

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Forsyth County

Department of Planning & Community Development

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Tyler EnerGov Citizen Self Service (CSS): Online portal
Typical fees $50–$100: Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

Online with no plan review, but every electrical permit needs a notarized site-specific affidavit.
Runs on Tyler EnerGov CSS — the same adapter as Clayton and many TN/SC counties.
Active Georgia electrical license

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Clayton County

Department of Community Development

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Tyler EnerGov Citizen Self Service (CSS): Online portal
Typical fees $50–$110: Passed through at exact cost — no markup.

What trips people up here

Shares the Tyler EnerGov CSS adapter with Forsyth — a familiar, reliable online flow.
Active Georgia electrical license

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Start typing your county, city, or job-site area above, or browse every Georgia jurisdiction we cover.

How it works

How we figure out your jurisdiction

It's a two-step check that decides between city and county — the same logic a permit clerk applies, done in seconds.

Step 1

Geocode the job address

We turn the street address into precise coordinates — the same first step a county GIS system uses.

Step 2

Check it against city limits

We test those coordinates against incorporated city boundaries. Inside a city's limits, the city permits it; outside, the county does.

Step 3

Match the right department + portal

From there we know the exact permitting department, portal, forms, and fee schedule — so the application is correct before it's ever filed.

When you file with PullPermits.ai, this happens automatically for every job: you describe the work, we detect the jurisdiction, draft the application, and show you a preview with a fee breakdown before anything is filed. See all the Georgia jurisdictions we cover.

FAQ

City vs. county permits in Georgia

The questions electricians ask most when figuring out where a permit gets pulled.

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