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Scaled site plans for building permits, new construction, and site design across Georgia.
A site plan is a scaled drawing showing both the existing and the proposed conditions on a parcel. On one sheet it presents the property boundaries, existing and proposed structures, driveways, utilities, easements, building setback lines, and drainage. Architects, engineers, builders, and permitting officials all read the same drawing, so it becomes the common reference for how a project sits on the ground.
Most Georgia counties and cities require a site plan with a building permit application. The reviewer uses it to confirm that what you intend to build fits inside the property lines, respects the setbacks and easements, and handles stormwater in a way the jurisdiction accepts. Requirements are not uniform across the state. Scale, sheet size, annotations, and level of detail differ by county, city, and zoning district, so we confirm the current standard with the local planning or permitting office before we draft.
There is a real difference between a surveyor site plan and a sketch drawn on a printed aerial or an old plat copy. A sketch shows an approximation. A site plan prepared by a licensed surveyor is built from actual field measurements, tied to located property corners and real elevations, so every dimension on the sheet can be defended when a reviewer questions a setback or a contractor stakes a corner from the drawing.
An accurate base survey is what keeps a project moving. Plans drawn on assumed property lines are a common reason permit applications come back for correction, and a foundation placed off an assumed line can force a redesign, a variance request, or relocation of the structure. We normally build a site plan on a current boundary survey for the property lines and, where grading or drainage is involved, a topographic survey for elevations. Our guide on what a topographic survey is explains how those elevations and contours are captured. S&S Land Surveying prepares site plans throughout Polk, Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson, Douglas, and Gordon counties and the wider NW Georgia and metro Atlanta region.
William "Bart" Sims founded S&S at the end of 2021 after more than 40 years in land surveying.
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Polk, Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson, Douglas, and Gordon counties.
Site plan costs depend on property size and detail required. The factors that drive the price are parcel size, how much existing detail has to be located in the field, whether a current boundary survey already exists, whether elevations and drainage information are required, and what the reviewing office asks to see on the sheet. Commercial site plans may cost more. Contact S&S Land Surveying for a free estimate.
A boundary survey defines property lines and corners. A site plan goes further by showing topography, existing structures, easements, setbacks, and other features needed for construction planning and permitting. Plot plan is the term some Georgia permit offices use for that same drawing, so in practice plot plan and site plan often describe the same submittal. We confirm which term and which level of detail your office expects before drafting.
Most Georgia counties and municipalities require a site plan as part of the building permit application. The site plan shows the proposed construction relative to property lines, setbacks, and existing improvements. The specific requirements vary by county, city, and zoning district, so we confirm the current standard with your local planning or permitting office before we draft the plan.
The schedule depends on the size of the parcel, how much existing detail has to be located in the field, whether a current boundary survey is already on record, and how quickly the permitting office returns its review comments. We give you a schedule along with your estimate so you can plan your permit submittal around it.
You receive a scaled drawing showing property boundaries, existing and proposed structures with dimensions to the property lines, driveways and access, utilities and easements, setback lines, and drainage information where the project calls for it. The sheet is certified by a licensed Georgia surveyor and delivered in the format and sheet size your permitting office accepts.
Site plans are frequently combined with these services: