Restoration Services in Stone Mountain, Dekalb County
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Stone Mountain's historic village: permits, design review and storm repairs
The City of Stone Mountain grew around the land of Andrew Johnson, whose house marked the center of the original city limits, drawn 600 yards in every direction. The railroad reached the town by 1845, and granite quarrying around the mountain carried the local economy from the late 1800s into the 1900s. The city has a local historic district, and a storm repair inside it can involve a design review as well as a building permit. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts about 2,700 housing units and 6,600 residents, with a median year built of 1979.
Stone Mountain city permits, the HPC and DeKalb water
Call City Hall before any construction
The city's Building and Permits Department puts it plainly: "Contact City Hall BEFORE beginning any construction, even if you don't believe a permit is required." The numbers listed are (770) 498-8984 and (678) 791-8170. Building, electrical, HVAC and plumbing permit applications are posted on that page, and the city contracts with SAFEbuilt for residential and commercial building inspections.
Inside the historic district: the Certificate of Appropriateness
Stone Mountain's design guidelines require a Certificate of Appropriateness for any material change in appearance to the exterior of a building, structure or site in the locally designated district, and before a building permit can be issued for that change. Demolition, relocation and new construction need one too. Routine maintenance or ordinary repair that corrects deterioration without changing design, material or outer appearance does not.
What counts as routine, and the meeting calendar
The guidelines give painting or replacing a broken window pane as examples that need no certificate, and enclosing a porch or adding a fence or retaining wall as examples that do. The Historic Preservation Commission, created in 1996 with seven members, meets on the third Wednesday of each month at City Hall; applications are due 14 days before the meeting. The guidelines say the commission acts within 45 days of a complete application.
A tree that is about to fall
The Planning and Zoning page tells owners with a dangerous or leaning tree to take photos or videos and contact planning and zoning at 470-895-5608. It adds: "In emergencies, you may need to remove the tree immediately to prevent injury or damage, even without a permit." Outside the historic district, a tree permit application is the usual route.
Is the address inside the city?
Not every address near the mountain is inside the City of Stone Mountain. The city's "Am I located in Stone Mountain?" page offers an address map and links to DeKalb County GIS and property search to check, which tells you whether the city's permit and historic district rules apply.
Water, sewer and storm drains
DeKalb County's Department of Watershed Management supplies water and sewer service across the county. The city itself is designated an MS4 under the state's stormwater permit, keeps a Stormwater Management Plan, and asks residents to report drainage problems to Public Works or through SeeClickFix.
Stone Mountain repair pages
Older houses and basements
- Water damage restoration — Drying and rebuilding after a leak or creek water.
- Basement finishing in Stone Mountain — Rebuilding a lower level after it is dry.
- Decatur water damage — The county-seat water page.
Wind, hail and trees
- Storm damage repair — Trees on roofs, broken windows, porch damage.
- DeKalb storm restoration — County-wide wind and hail work.
- Roofing — Repairs and new roofs.
- Fire damage restoration — Lightning and house fires.
Around the mountain
- Tucker — North of the mountain.
- Lithonia — The quarry town to the south.
- Clarkston — A small DeKalb city to the west.
- DeKalb areas — Full county list.
Stone Mountain home damaged by a tree, hail or water? Call (404) 913-3030 or use the contact page to describe the damage.
Bungalows, Shermantown and the 1970s houses
The historic district's houses
The design guidelines describe a district of residential, commercial and institutional buildings from the early 1800s into the mid-1900s, set on a grid of streets and street trees. Prosperity from quarrying in the early 1900s produced many house types, the bungalow most numerous. Shermantown, a late-1800s African-American neighborhood south of downtown along 2nd, 3rd and 4th Streets, has smaller lots and mainly bungalows, shotgun houses and other small cottages.
What the census survey shows
About 60% of units are detached houses and 12% attached. Around a quarter were built in the 1970s and another quarter in the 1980s, 17% in the 1960s, and about 6% in 1939 or earlier. Owners and renters each hold about half of occupied homes. Utility gas heats about 50% and electricity about 48%.
Storm records filed under Stone Mountain
An 83 mph gust on top of the mountain
On March 21, 2017 the DeKalb County emergency manager reported that a weather station on top of Stone Mountain measured a wind gust of 83 mph. Nine days later, quarter-size hail dented a grill and broke windows in Stone Mountain.
Large oaks through a second story
In May 2011 two very large oak trees fell through the second story of a home on Mountain Oaks Parkway; the second floor was described as virtually destroyed. In June 2018 a tree was blown down onto a home on 4th Street.
A downburst in the park, hail and creek water
In August 2006 a downburst blew down more than 50 trees in part of Stone Mountain Park, some onto campers and vehicles. In June 2007 large hail fell from just south of Stone Mountain to the Rockdale County line, with one golf-ball to tennis-ball report. In September 2014 Stone Mountain Creek came out of its banks and flooded some backyards. When Tropical Storm Irma crossed DeKalb in September 2017, 267 homes and businesses were damaged, mainly by falling trees, and 65 were destroyed or had major damage.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- City of Stone Mountain: Building and Permits Department (call City Hall before construction, SAFEbuilt inspections)
- City of Stone Mountain: Historic Preservation Commission (1996, seven members, meeting schedule, application deadline)
- Stone Mountain Design Guidelines, Chapter 1: Historic District Overview (history, Shermantown, house types)
- Stone Mountain Design Guidelines, Chapter 3: Design Review Process (Certificate of Appropriateness)
- City of Stone Mountain: Department of Planning and Zoning (trees in danger of falling)
- City of Stone Mountain: Am I located in Stone Mountain? (address map, DeKalb GIS)
- City of Stone Mountain: Stormwater (MS4 permit, Stormwater Management Plan, reporting)
- DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (water and sewer service, system size)
- Census Reporter: Stone Mountain, GA housing units, tenure and year built, ACS 2024 5-year
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 690106: Mar. 21, 2017 83 mph gust on top of Stone Mountain
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 689152: Mar. 30, 2017 hail broke windows in Stone Mountain
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 316671: May 26, 2011 oaks through a home on Mountain Oaks Parkway
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 764232: June 22, 2018 tree onto a home on 4th Street
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 5531185: Aug. 4, 2006 downburst in Stone Mountain Park
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 41548: June 12, 2007 large hail, eastern DeKalb
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 543872: Sept. 12, 2014 Stone Mountain Creek out of its banks
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 721430: Sept. 11, 2017 Tropical Storm Irma, DeKalb County
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Stone Mountain homeowner questions
Do I need a Certificate of Appropriateness to repair storm damage in Stone Mountain?
Only for a material change in appearance in the local historic district. The city's design guidelines say routine maintenance or ordinary repair that keeps the existing design, material and outer appearance does not need one; work that changes them does.
Who inspects building work in the City of Stone Mountain?
The city contracts with SAFEbuilt for residential and commercial building inspections, and asks owners to contact City Hall before beginning any construction.
Can I remove a tree that is about to fall on my house?
The city's Planning and Zoning page says that in emergencies you may need to remove a tree immediately, even without a permit, when there is a clear risk to safety or property. Take photos or videos and contact planning and zoning.