Rockdale County Code defines a Special Event as “any organized activity having as its purpose recreation, entertainment or education, such as a festival, carnival, celebration, foot or vehicle race, parade, procession, block party, or similar assembly which takes place on private property, or on Rockdale County public property including public streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, or parks, and which will affect the ordinary use of such public property through impacts such as street closings, unlawful parking, impeding emergency access, unsanitary conditions, blocking ingress and egress to private property, and similar impacts, except as exempted under subsection 218-2(1).

Please contact the Planning and Development department with questions about exemptions or otherwise.

Applications must be submitted at least 30 days before the event to allow all the departments to review and comment.

For more details, please consult Section 218-2 – Special Event Permits of the Unified Development Ordinance.

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Rockdale County is committed to becoming a greener, more sustainable community. As such, applicants can receive up to a 100% rebate in permit fees for new or renovated construction that follows sustainable development practices, including green building certification, green affordable housing development, solar energy and smart growth.

To learn more, read about the process for implementing sustainable practices through Rockdale County’s Planning & Development department, or read the full resolution supporting sustainable development incentives here.

Development Permits Sec. 302-44 (refers to all land disturbance):
1. No person shall conduct any land disturbing activity within the county without first obtaining a land disturbance permit from the department to perform such activity, unless the activity is otherwise exempt from the soil erosion and sedimentation control provisions in chapter 306 of this UDO.

 2. A land disturbance permit shall be issued to authorize all activities associated with development activity; including, but not limited to, clearing and grubbing, grading and the construction of such improvements as streets, surface parking areas and drives, stormwater drainage facilities, sidewalks, or other structures permanently placed on or in the property except for buildings, signs or other structures requiring the issuance of a building permit.

 3. Payment of ad valorem taxes. A land disturbance permit shall not be issued unless the applicant provides a statement by the Rockdale County Tax Commissioner certifying that all ad valorem taxes levied against the property and due and owing have been paid.

Development Permits Sec. 302-44 (refers to all land disturbance):
1. No person shall conduct any land-disturbing activity within the county without first obtaining a land disturbance permit from the department to perform such activity, unless the activity is otherwise exempt from the soil erosion and sedimentation control provisions in chapter 306 of this UDO.

 2. A land disturbance permit shall be issued to authorize all activities associated with development activity; including, but not limited to, clearing and grubbing, grading and the construction of such improvements as streets, surface parking areas and drives, stormwater drainage facilities, sidewalks, or other structures permanently placed on or in the property except for buildings, signs or other structures requiring the issuance of a building permit.

 3. Payment of ad valorem taxes. A land disturbance permit shall not be issued unless the applicant provides a statement by the Rockdale County Tax Commissioner certifying that all ad valorem taxes levied against the property and due and owing have been paid.