Planning and Community Development

Planning and Community Development Director
Anita Buice

abuice@lamarcountyga.com

Administrative Assistant

Katherine Smith

ksmith@lamarcountyga.com

Building Inspector/Code Enforcement
Buddy Lanier

Office Address
790 Veterans Parkway

Barnesville, Ga 30204

Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm (M-F)

Phone
770-358-5364

Fax
770-358-5821

Department Information

The Building and Zoning Department is responsible for issuing building permits and conducting inspections for all construction activities in the unincorporated areas of Lamar County. The department insures compliance with the County’s Zoning Ordinance by issuing permits only for permitted uses within a particular zoning district. Rezoning, Special Exception and Variance requests to the Zoning Ordinance are processed in the office.

This department is also the County’s Planning Office, the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Review and Inspection Office, the Floodplain Management Office and the Code Enforcement Office.

The department is organized under a department head (Zoning Administrator) with an Administrative Assistant/Permit Clerk and a Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer to carry out the many and various tasks assigned to the department.

Culverts/Drive Way Pipes can be purchased in the Planning and Community Development Office.