Do I need a permit for shed or accessory structure in City of Cedartown?

Most likely yes. Shed or accessory structure usually requires a permit in Georgia. Confirm the specifics with City of Cedartown.

The 200 square foot figure quoted for Georgia is a model figure, not an enforceable statewide threshold. It appears at Section R105.2 of the International Residential Code with Georgia Amendments, but the Georgia amendments delete Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, without substitution and keep it in the code only as a reference and guide for local governments to use in the development of their own administrative procedures. Georgia jurisdictions that follow that guidance exempt one-story detached accessory structures other than storm shelters up to 200 square feet, but the threshold that binds at your address is the local one. Several Georgia cities draw the line lower, so do not assume 200 applies where you live. Sandy Springs requires a permit for detached structures of 120 square feet or larger, and Savannah requires one for a new closed-roof accessory structure over 120 square feet. Ask your building department for the figure that applies at your address. A local size exemption is an exemption from the permit, not from the rules. Zoning setbacks, height limits and lot coverage still apply, and so does the construction standard in the body of the Georgia residential code. Running electrical or plumbing to the shed triggers a separate trade permit regardless of the structure size. Polk County's own permitting office is the Polk County Building Inspection office, reachable on 770-749-2104 at https://www.polkga.org/departments/building_inspection/index.php. 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 specifically about the size that triggers a permit and about setbacks, since those are set locally and are the two things people most often get wrong on a shed. Cedartown publishes no size exemption for sheds. Confirm with the Building Inspector before building. Detached accessory buildings may not sit in a front yard, may not exceed 15 feet in height, and may not be habitable or used as a residence under Code Sec. 94-134 and 94-136. The code gives two setback figures for detached accessory buildings: Sec. 94-136(c) says 15 feet from side and 10 feet from rear lot lines, while Sec. 94-134 says no closer than 10 feet to a lot line. Confirm the setback that applies with the Building Inspector. A detached accessory building may cover no more than 20 percent of the yard it sits in, and total building coverage on a residential lot is capped at 35 percent (Sec. 94-139).