Do I need a permit for window or exterior door replacement in Carrollton?

Most likely yes. Window or exterior door replacement usually requires a permit in Georgia. Confirm the specifics with Carrollton.

Like-for-like replacement in an existing opening is often permitted more simply, but changing the opening size, adding a header, or altering egress typically requires a permit and plan detail. Bedroom windows must still meet IRC emergency escape and rescue (egress) sizing when replaced. Carroll County's own permitting office is the Carroll County Community Development Department, reachable on 770-830-5861 at https://www.carrollcountyga.gov/158/Community-Development-Department. Its online permit portal is https://carrollcountyga.eps.cloud/eps/index.html. It issues permits for the unincorporated county. If your city does not run its own building department, and many smaller Georgia municipalities do not, this is the office that will handle the job. Ask whether a like-for-like swap is exempt at your address, since changing the size of an opening is structural work and is treated differently. Carrollton's building permit application covers work to alter or repair a structure. The city publishes no exemption for window or door replacement. Inside a designated Carrollton historic district or on a designated historic property, no material change in appearance can be made until the Historic Preservation Commission approves a certificate of appropriateness (UDO 3.05.11). Carrollton issues building, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, gas, and pool permits at City Hall, 315 Bradley Street (770-830-2000), and every permit must be picked up in person by the Georgia state card holder. Someone else picking it up needs a notarized affidavit.