Georgia § 12-7-11 - Statement of reasons for denial of permit required; conditions for approval; suspension, revocation, or modification of permit.
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§ 12-7-11. Statement of reasons for denial of permit required; conditions for approval; suspension, revocation, or modification of permit.
Within the time specified by Code Section 12-7-9, the local issuing authority shall issue or deny the permit. The local issuing authority, upon denial of a permit, shall state its reasons for the denial, setting forth specifically wherein such application is found to be deficient. Any land-disturbing activity permitted under this chapter shall be carried out in accordance with this chapter and the ordinance, resolution, or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The local issuing authority shall specify on the permit the conditions under which the activity may be undertaken. The permit may be suspended, revoked, or modified by the local issuing authority, as to all or any portion of the land affected by the plan, upon a finding that the holder or his or her successor in title is not in compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan or that the holder or his or her successor in title is in violation of this chapter or any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation adopted or promulgated pursuant to this chapter. A holder of a permit shall notify any successor in title to him or her as to all or any portion of the land affected by the approved plan of the conditions contained in the permit. (Ga. L. 1975, p. 994, § 10; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1295, § 7; Ga. L. 2003, p. 224, § 5.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-7-11 ("Statement of reasons for denial of permit required; conditions for approval; suspension, revocation, or modification of permit.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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