Restoration Services in Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County
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Chattahoochee Hills: rural roads, river land and big trees
Chattahoochee Hills was built to stay rural. On June 19, 2007, residents of this corner of south Fulton voted 83% to 17% to incorporate, and the city of Chattahoochee Hill Country came into being on December 1, 2007; an ordinance renamed it Chattahoochee Hills on September 23, 2008. The land was part of Campbell County until it merged into Fulton on January 1, 1932. The city's own figures since the 2020 Census list a population of 3,084 on 35,840 acres, with 88.35 miles of paved roads and 27.65 miles of gravel roads. Its Comprehensive Plan aims to keep the city "deliberately rural," and that shapes repairs here: wells and septic tanks, ponds, pole barns, long drives and a heavy tree canopy.
Crossroads, river land and the 70% rule
Five historic crossroad communities
The city is made up of five historic crossroad communities formed in the 1800s: Rivertown, Rico, County Line and Redwine, Goodes, and Friendship. Newer communities include Crossroads, Cedar Grove, Rico Lake and the Serenbe Hamlet. Its charter is Senate Bill 553. Describing a property by its crossroad community and road name helps when an address sits far down a private drive.
A Tree City that keeps 70% of its land rural
Chattahoochee Hills was recognized as a Tree City USA on Feb. 7, 2019, and the city's core policy is to preserve 70% of its land as rural and natural space, with a strong emphasis on keeping tree canopy. It also publishes a Tree Preservation Ordinance with its permit forms. The designation came from meeting Arbor Day Foundation standards, including a tree board, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget and an Arbor Day celebration. Before clearing storm-felled trees beyond the house and drive, read that ordinance and photograph what came down.
Gravel roads and the right-of-way
With more than 27 miles of gravel road, access for heavy equipment is part of any rebuild plan. Public Works maintains the city's right-of-way, roads and bridges; any encroachment on the right-of-way for construction requires a ROW Permit from Public Works, and the city asks residents to call 911 for a tree blocking a road. Utility providers listed by the city include Greystone Power (866-473-9786 to report an outage), Atlanta Gas Light and, for water, the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management; Georgia 811 asks that 811 be contacted before digging.
Fulton County storm and tree records in Chattahoochee Hills
April 2017: an EF1 tornado through Cochran Mill Park
NOAA's Storm Events Database records an EF1 tornado on April 3, 2017 with winds estimated at 90 mph along a path about 150 yards wide. It tracked along Campbellton Redwine Road, crossed Upper Wooten Road and Rico Road, brought down hundreds of trees on bike trails and moved into Cochran Mill Park before lifting south of Rivertown Road. Two days later, on April 5, 2017, golf-ball-size hail was reported at Wilkerson Mill Road and Cascade-Palmetto Road.
Trees across the roads
On June 11, 2008 the Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported 50 to 100 trees down along Hutcheson Ferry Road between Hearne and Rico Road. Later reports list trees on Upper Wooten Road near Cochran Mill Road on February 12, 2019, about a dozen large trees on the Cochran Mill Park trails on September 10, 2019, a tree at Vernon Grove Road and Rico Road on August 12, 2023, and trees down with outbuilding damage north of Highway 70 on April 10, 2025.
River flooding along the western edge
In September 2009 the Storm Events Database records major to record flooding across much of Fulton County, in a record that begins at Rico. Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses and roads were damaged, and many locations along the Chattahoochee River and the western border of the county stayed in moderate to major flood. For land near the river or a creek, FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows the mapped flood zone, and a flood policy is a separate claim from wind or a fallen tree.
Chattahoochee Hills houses in the census survey
Mostly newer, with a rural older core
The 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts about 1,689 housing units, with a median year built of 1998. About 21.4% were built from 2010 to 2019 and 19.4% from 2000 to 2009, while 11.2% date from 1939 or earlier. About 78.4% are detached houses and 21.6% are attached homes. Of 1,390 occupied homes, about 89.6% are owner-occupied, the median home has 6.5 rooms, and the median value of owner-occupied homes is about $397,000.
Electric heat and tank gas
Electricity heats about 70.9% of occupied homes, utility gas 13.5% and bottled or tank gas 13.2%. A tree on a propane tank or its line is a call to the gas supplier, and a well pump or septic pump that lost power in a storm should be checked before the house is reoccupied.
South Fulton pages for a Chattahoochee Hills loss
Water
- Water damage restoration — How water is removed, dried out and repaired.
- Water damage restoration Fulton County — The county water page.
- Water damage restoration Union City — South Fulton city page.
- Water damage restoration Atlanta — The metro-wide water page.
Fire and storm
- Fire damage restoration — From board-up to the finished rebuild.
- Fire damage restoration Atlanta — The metro-wide fire page.
- Storm damage repair — Fallen trees, wind and hail damage to roofs and outbuildings.
- Storm damage restoration Fulton County — County-wide storm restoration.
Around Chattahoochee Hills
- Fulton County service area — The county overview.
- Fairburn — Area guide to the east.
- Union City — Area guide.
- Palmetto — Its neighbor to the south and east.
Chattahoochee Hills house, barn or outbuilding damaged by a tree, water or fire? Call (404) 913-3030 or use the contact page to describe the damage.
Fulton County and city checks before a Chattahoochee Hills repair
The city does its own permitting, online
The city's Community Development Department handles zoning, building inspections and permitting. All building permits are filed through the city's Community Core portal, and building inspections are provided by SAFEbuilt on an on-call basis; the city lists (770) 474-9393 and (770) 914-2377 to schedule one. The permit forms also include a trade permit application, a CO request form, a homeowner-occupant affidavit and a subcontractor affidavit. The city has adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code for residential and commercial structures.
Septic systems are a Board of Health matter
Where a property is not on public sewer, the onsite sewage system is permitted and inspected by the Fulton County Board of Health. If flooding, a fallen tree or heavy equipment may have damaged a tank or drain field, raise it early, because repairs to an onsite system must also be permitted and inspected. The city also publishes a septic system guide with its building guides.
Building guides for the common rural jobs
With its permit forms, the city publishes 2024 IRC building guides for residential re-roofs, uncovered decks and porches, pole barns, patio covers, home additions, accessory structures, basements and swimming pools, plus pond guidance, a demolition checklist, a fence and retaining wall permit, a land disturbance permit application and an erosion control agreement. Read the one that matches the repair before work starts.
Zoning sets setbacks and buffers
The city's Zoning Ordinance sets standards such as minimum lot size, maximum building height, setbacks and preservation buffers, and the Community Development Department also handles code enforcement and land use. A rebuild that changes a footprint, or puts a barn or outbuilding back in a new spot, is checked against those standards, and the department posts a stormwater complaint form alongside its Stormwater Management Plan.
Stormwater rules and construction sites
The city manages stormwater under the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's General NPDES permit for small MS4s, including construction site oversight and illicit discharge detection. A rebuild that disturbs soil near a pond or creek may need erosion control, so check the land disturbance application before grading.
Logging trucks on the same roads
The city posts logging notices for roads such as Rivertown Road, Upper Wooten Road and Hutcheson Ferry Road. After a storm, the same narrow roads can carry tree crews, utility crews and logging trucks, so note access limits and weight concerns for a long drive before materials are ordered.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- City of Chattahoochee Hills — Community Development
- City of Chattahoochee Hills — Permits and Applications
- Georgia Manual for On-site Sewage Management Systems (PDF, via Fulton County)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Chattahoochee Hills history (2007 vote, renaming, area and roads since the 2020 Census)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: History (charter, historic crossroad communities)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Land Use (a deliberately rural plan)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Tree City USA
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Public Works (right-of-way permits, roads, utility providers)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Stormwater Management Plan (MS4 permit)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Building Inspections (SAFEbuilt)
- City of Chattahoochee Hills: Logging Activities
- Census Reporter: Chattahoochee Hills, GA housing units, tenure, year built, rooms and value, ACS 2024 5-year
- Census Reporter: Chattahoochee Hills units in structure (B25024), ACS 2024 5-year
- Census Reporter: Chattahoochee Hills heating fuel (B25040), ACS 2024 5-year
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center (look up the flood zone for an address)
- Georgia 811 (contact before you dig)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 695993: April 3, 2017 EF1 tornado, Campbellton Redwine Road to Cochran Mill Park
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 698359: April 5, 2017 golf-ball-size hail, Wilkerson Mill Road
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 114341: June 11, 2008 trees down on Hutcheson Ferry Road
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 803639: Feb. 12, 2019 trees on Upper Wooten Road
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 852031: Sept. 10, 2019 trees down on Cochran Mill Park trails
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 1134874: Aug. 12, 2023 tree at Vernon Grove Road and Rico Road
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 1260938: April 10, 2025 trees down and outbuilding damage north of Highway 70
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 200833: Sept. 2009 flooding along the Chattahoochee River
Restoration Services in Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County
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Chattahoochee Hills questions
How do I get a building permit in Chattahoochee Hills?
Through the city's Community Development Department. All permitting is done online in the Community Core portal, and inspections are provided by SAFEbuilt.
Who handles septic system permits in Chattahoochee Hills?
The Fulton County Board of Health. It permits and inspects onsite sewage management systems in areas without public sewer.
Has a tornado hit Chattahoochee Hills?
Yes. NOAA's Storm Events Database records an EF1 tornado on April 3, 2017, with winds estimated at 90 mph, that crossed Upper Wooten Road and Rico Road and brought down hundreds of trees on the way into Cochran Mill Park.