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    Planning and Community Development
 

                 Department Information

            The Building and Zoning Department is responsible for issuing building permits and conducting inspections for all construction activities in the unincorporated areas of Lamar County. The department ensures compliance with the County's Zoning Ordinance by issuing permits only for permitted uses within a particular zoning district. Rezoning, Special Exception and Variance requests to the Zoning Ordinance are processed in the office.

            This department is also the County's Planning Office, the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Review and Inspection Office, the Floodplain Management Office and the Code Enforcement Office.

The department is organized under a department head (Zoning Administrator) with an Administrative Assistant/Permit Clerk and a Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer to carry out the many and various tasks assigned to the department.

 

Planning and Community Development Director

Anita Buice

abuice@lamarcountyga.com

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Administrative Assistant
Amanda Hancock
ahancock@lamarcountyga.com

 

Code Enforcement Officer / Building Inspector

Buddy Lanier

blanier@lamarcountyga.com

770-872-1360

 

Code Enforcement Officer / Building Inspector

Mark Evans

mevans@lamarcountyga.com

770-588-6476

 


Office Address
790 Veterans Parkway

Barnesville, Ga 30204


Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm (M-F)


Phone
770-358-5364

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Forms & Resources

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QPublic

Home Placement Guidelines

Checklist

Residential Building Permit

Driveway & Address Application

Utility-Only Permit

Rezoning/Special Exemption/Variance Application

Alcohol License Application

Business License Application

Commercial & Industrial Building Permit

Fee Schedule 2026

Lamar County Comprehensive Plan

C-1 Light Commercial Code

C-2 General/Highway Code

M-1 Manufacturing-Light Code

M-2 General Code

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Online Payments

Government Windows

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"Come Visit Us in Beautiful Lamar County, Georgia!"

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