City of Conyers Code Enforcement

Code Enforcement Officers with the City of Conyers enforce nuisance, property maintenance, and zoning ordinances intended to provide minimum standards for the protection of the public's health, safety, and welfare. 

While the city has numerous ordinance and property maintenance codes, here are a few of the most common code violations:

• Yard Maintenance (grass/weeds)
• Inoperable/junk vehicles
• Off-street parking (in front yard)
• Maintenance of structures
• Outdoor storage
• Roll cart system (trash cans)
• Fences and free-standing walls
• Graffiti
• Vacant properties
• Accessory buildings
• Work without permit
• Operating a business without required licenses
• Illegal dumping (tires)

The recycling center accepts 4 tires off the rim per week from Rockdale County citizens.  Rockdale County Recycling Center  1200 Sigman Rd NE, Conyers, GA 30012. 770-278-7212, Option 1

The City of Conyers does require permitting for some work. A permit ensures structural integrity, zoning, sanitation, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection. But not every project needs a permit. Here is a partial list that requires a permit.

• Signs/Banners
• HVAC
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Gas
• Mechanical
• Swimming pools
• Deck/fencing
• Constructing a building, house or accessory structure

Licenses are required to operate in the City of Conyers. The list does not include state-required licenses. It's best to check and make sure your business is allowed at the address before renting or buying.

• Occupational license (Business license)
• Home Occupation license
• Transient Merchant
• Peddlers License
• Alcohol License
• Non-Profit License

A Notice of Violation is a written warning notifying the owner and/or tenant of a violation. It is a request for voluntary compliance. The violation is based on the city ordinances or the adopted International Property Maintenance Codes.

A Violation letter is a formal notification that the location has a violation that has not been resolved. The Violation letter provides a compliance date if the issue is not resolved and a citation to the Municipal Court is issued.

The first thing you should do is read the NOV. The notice will tell you the address of the violation property, when the violation(s) were observed by the Code Enforcement Officer, and what violation(s) were present the Code Officer observed. 

You may contact the Planning and Inspections Department (770-929-4280) and provide the name of the Code Enforcement Officer located at the bottom.  The Code Enforcement Officer can usually answer any question you may have about the property and the violations observed at the time of the inspection. 

The Code Enforcement Officer will work with you to ensure forward progress on the violation.

Failure to comply with a Code Enforcement Violation Notice is punishable by a summons to Municipal court.

Once a citation is issued, it will not be rescinded and a court appearance is required. Failure to appear for a court date may result in a warrant from the Municipal Court. Per city ordinance, each day that compliance is not reached is a new violation and additional citations may be issued. If the violation remains unresolved an abatement process may be initiated with a lien being placed on the property in Superior Court.

A list of the City of Conyers Ordinances can be found at  municode.com .

The City of Conyers website has a complete list of the  forms and permits  for download.