Georgia § 36-72-12 - Development activities pending appeal.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-72-12 — Development activities pending appeal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-72-12. Development activities pending appeal.
Until the expiration of the time for appeal as set forth in Code Section 36-72-11, the applicant shall not begin or resume activities which comply with the permit issued by the governing authority. If an appeal is filed, the applicant may begin or resume activities which comply with the permit only upon consent of the governing authority and the party seeking judicial review or upon order of the reviewing court for good cause shown. (Code 1981, § 36-72-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.)
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