Ordinances - Who do the affect?

They only affect those who live or operate a business in the unincorporated areas of Banks County.  

To better understand this:

1. Property owner pays taxes to only Banks County then county ordinances apply to you.  
2. Business owner has a business license issued by Banks County the county ordinances apply to you.
3. Property owner pays taxes to Banks County and either Gillsville, Maysville, Homer, Alto, Baldwin, or Lula, then only their city ordinances apply to you.  Any issues should be forwarded to their code enforcement, police department, or city council/commission.
4. Those who are within the jurisdicition of Code Enforcement and violate an ordinance such as solicit without permit.

If are a renter or not sure who you should contact, you can search qPublic in Banks, Jackson, or Habersham Counties by clicking on the underlined county name.  

1. Then in the address section, enter your address.  It should begin to auto populate it as you type.  Should it not, make sure you are checking the correct county.
2. Once it populates, click search.  
3. Look for Tax District.  
4. Should it show your city then you report issues to that city's code enforcement, police department, or city council/commission.  
5. However, if says COUNTY, then you report issues to your county code enforcement.