Cobb County Development Standards

These development standards and specifications have been created, revised, and otherwise set forth as a tool for communication between the county and professional contractors, engineers, architects, developers, planners, builders, and other agents for development.

To that end, these standards are a compilation of the accepted procedures; plan requirements, and approval criteria in the area of land use, site development.

Section 100	> Process/General Provisions (416 kb) 100 Introduction 100-1 101 Administration 100-4 102 Development Review Process 100-12 103 Development Permits/Approvals 100-19 104 License Requirement 100-45 105 Fees 100-47 106 Impact Fees/Agreements 100-49 107 Site Construction Documents 100-50 108 Structural Plan Review Documents 100-6
Section 200	> Plats/Record Drawings (173 kb) 200 General 200-1 201 Preliminary Plats 200-2 201.01(A) Single Family Residential Preliminary Plats 200-2 201.01(B) Condominium/Multifamily Residential Preliminary Plats 200-3 201.01(C) Non-Residential Preliminary Plats 200-7 201.02 Preliminary Certification Statement 200-9 201.03 Preliminary Plat Approval Certificate 200-9 202 Final Plats 200-10 202.01(A) Final Single Family Residential Plats 200-10 202.01(B) Final Condominium/Multifamily Residential Plats 200-11 202.01(C) Final Non-Residential Plats 200-15 202.02 Final Plat Certificates 200-17 202.03 Final Plat Revisions 200-19 203 Lots 200-20 204 Phased Development 200-21 205 Dedication Of Right-Of-Way And Easements 200-22 206 Record Drawings 200-23
Section 300	> Securities, Penalties And Enforcement (80 kb) 301 Maintenance And Performance Securities 300-2 301.01 Maintenance Securities 300-2 301.02 Interjurisdictional Securities 300-3 302 Enforcement 300-4 303 Stop Work Orders 300-5
Section 400	> Technical Standards (464 kb) 401 Streets 400-1 402 Access 400-15 403 Parking 400-19 404 Sidewalks 400-21 405 Accessibility Requirements 400-23 406 Bus Shelters 400-26 407 Standards For Lighting 400-27 408 Easements 400-28 409 Storm Drainage Systems 400-31 410 Water & Sewer 400-38 411 Erosion Control 400-46 412 Fences, Buffers & Berms, Mailboxes, And Irrigation Systems 400-47 413 Structural Retaining Walls 400-48 414 Flood Damage Prevention 400-49 415 Timber Harvesting/Clearing 400-51 416 Tree Preservation & Replacement 400-55 417 N/A 418 Dams 400-72 419 Historic Properties 400-80 420 Cemeteries 400-85 421 Swimming Pool 400-86 422 Utilities 400-87 423 Condominiums 400-89 424 Gated Communities 400-91 425 Traditional Neighborhood Development Design Guidelines 400-93 426 Cobb County Architectural Design Guidelines For Commercial Development, Redevelopment Or Building Renovations 400-100
Section 500	> Material Specifications (246 kb) 501 Cast-In-Place Concrete 500-3 502 Precast Concrete Structures 500-17 503 Water 500-19 504 Sanitary Sewer 500-26 505 Storm Drainage 500-31 506 Streets And Right –Of-Way 500-34 507 Stormwater Quality Best Management Practices 500-35 508 Rules For Issuing Utility Permits—Georgia D.O.T. 500-36
Section 600
966 kb	GDOT - Detectable Warning A-4
966 kb	Detail 80 Utility Standard 600-1
341 kb	Detail 80-A Utility Standard; Local Urban Street 600-2
116 kb	Detail 80-B Utility Standard; Urban Alleys 600-3
319 kb	Detail 81-A Utility Locations Plan View; Local Urban Streets 600-4
241 kb	Detail 100a Typical Section Residential Street 600-5
154 kb	Detail 100b Residential Street Grading 600-5
92 kb	Detail 102 Rural Residential Street 600-6
83 kb	Detail 103 Intersection Landing Requirements 600-7
647 kb	Detail 104a Typical Residential Cul-De-Sac 600-8
69 kb	Detail 104b Typical Offset Cul-De-Sac 600-8
53 kb	Detail 104c Bubble Cul-De-Sac 600-9
105 kb	Detail 106 Concrete Curbs, Medians 600-10
129 kb	Detail 107 Street Sign Base 600-11
117 kb	Detail 108 Stopping Sight Distance Requirements 600-12
185 kb	Detail 109 Obstructing Visibility At Intersections 600-13
123 kb	Detail 110 Street Barricade 600-14
156 kb	Detail 113 Sidewalks 600-15
85 kb	Detail 114 Off Street Parking
75 kb	Detail 116 Commercial Driveway Requirements 600-16
140 kb	Detail 120 Pathways 600-17
295 kb	Detail 150 Traditional Neighborhood Development (Tnd) Typical Section 600-18
175 kb	Detail 401a Acceleration & Deceleration Lanes 600-19
181 kb	Detail 401b Intersection Sight Distance 600-20
143 kb	Detail 401.C 3 Lane Urban Typical Section 600-21
934 kb	Detail 401.D 4-Lane Divided 20’ Median 600-21
99 kb	Detail 401e 5-Lane Urban 600-22
96 kb	Detail 401f Left Turn Lane 600-23
324 kb	Detail 401p Pavement Markings 600-24
250 kb	Detail 401r Raised Pavement Markings 600-25
595 kb	Detail 403 Off Street Parking 600-26
330 kb	Detail 416-1 Tree Planting 600-27
282 kb	Detail 416-2 Tree Anchoring—Type A 600-28
284 kb	Detail 416-3 Tree Anchoring—Type B 600-29
295 kb	Detail 416-4 Tree Anchoring—Type C 600-30
266 kb	Detail 416-5 Tree Anchoring—Type D 600-31
253 kb	Detail 416-6 Tree Planting In Parking Lots 600-32
1.4 mb	Detail 416-7 Tree Protection Fence 600-33
761 kb	Detail 02713-2 Fire Hydrant Installation (Subdivision Standard) 600-34
869 kb	Detail 02713-3 Fire Hydrant Installation (Roadway Standard) 600-35
684 kb	Detail 02713-4 Valve Installation 600-36
507 kb	Detail 02713-5 Concrete Valve Marker 600-37
787 kb	Detail 02713-6 Line Abandonment At Valve 600-38
575 kb	Detail 02713-7 Valve Abandonment 600-39
152 kb	Detail 02713-8 Water Line Valving At Intersection 600-40
660 kb	Detail 02713-9 Cul-De-Sac Water Main 600-41
800 kb	Detail 02713-10 Flush Hydrant Installation 600-42
480 kb	Detail 02713-11 Dead-End Fire Hydrant Installation 600-43
725 kb	Detail 02713-12(A) Thrust Block 600-44
316 kb	Detail 02713-12(B) Thrust Block Dimensions 600-45
1.2 mb	Detail 02713-12(C) Thrust Restraint: Concrete Collar With Rodding System 600-46
631 kb	Detail 02713-13 Water Meter Location For subdivision (Typical Plan) 600-47
927 kb	Detail 02715-14a ¾” Water Meter Installation (Typical Section) 600-48
640 kb	Detail 02715-14b 1” Water Meter Installation (Typical Section) 600-49
862 kb	Detail 02713-20 4” Meter With 2” Bypass 600-50
222 kb	Detail 02713-21 6 – 8” – 10” Full Flow Meter Assembly 600-51
854 kb	Detail 02713-22 6 – 8 – 10 Double Check Assembly (Fire Service Only) 600-52
1.2 mb	Detail 02713-23 ¾” Thru 10” Meter Installation Information 600-53
164 kb	Detail 02713-30 Water Main In Street Installation 600-54
561 kb	Detail 02713-31 Water Main In Street Installation 600-55
697 kb	Detail 02722-1 Sewer Trench Bedding Detail 600-56
983 kb	Detail 02722-2 Sewer Service Connection 600-57
767 kb	Detail 02722-3 Dry Sewer 600-58
578 kb	Detail 02722-4a Utility Tracer 600-59
761 kb	Detail 02722-4b Sewer Service Utility Tracer 600-60
533 kb	Detail 02722-4c Concrete Force Main Marker
861 kb	Detail 03410-1 Standard Manhole (<29 Depth) 600-61
627 kb	Detail 03410-2 Standard Manhole Frame And Cover Installation 600-62
788 kb	Detail 03410-3 Shallow Manhole (<4’ – 6” Depth) (Section View) 600-63
911 kb	Detail 03410-4 Doghouse Manhole 600-64
663 kb	Detail 03410-5 Deep Manhole (> 20 Feet Manhole) 600-65
625 kb	Detail 03410-6 Vented Manhole 600-66
724 kb	Detail 03410-7 Outside Drop Connection 600-67
696 kb	Detail 03410-8 Inside Drop Manhole Connection 600-68
729 kb	Detail 03410-9 Manhole Raising In Pavement 600-69
576 kb	Detail 03410-10 Manhole Raising Out Of Pavement 600-70
644 kb	Detail 03410-11 Standard Manhole Frame And Cover 600-71
697 kb	Detail 03410-12 Watertight Manhole Frame And Cover 600-72
748 kb	Detail 3410-13 Standard Storm Drain Cover-Chattahoochee River 600-73
793 kb	Detail 3410-14 Standard Storm Drain Cover-Etowah River 600-74
916 kb	Detail 03410-20 Grease Trap 600-75