Do I need a permit for solar panel installation in City of Cedartown?

Most likely yes. Solar panel installation usually requires a permit in Georgia. Confirm the specifics with City of Cedartown.

Georgia has no statewide solar permit exemption; expect both a building permit and an electrical permit from the local authority having jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions offer an expedited residential solar process; requirements and utility interconnection sign-off still vary by locality and power provider. 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. Solar involves a building permit for the attachment and a separate electrical permit, plus a utility interconnection that runs outside the permit process. Cedartown adopts the National Electrical Code and the International Residential Code as enforced by its building inspector under Code Sec. 18-36 and 18-37. The city publishes no solar-specific rule. Cedartown handles permits through Building Inspector Joseph Martin at City Hall, 201 East Avenue, 770-748-3220 extension 3040. Anyone needing a permit contacts him first, and a meeting is scheduled to review the request before the permit is authorized. Property in Cedartown's designated historic district, the downtown area described in Code Sec. 54-61, cannot be materially changed in appearance without both a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission and a building permit, and the building permit is not issued until the certificate is (Sec. 54-35 and 54-63).