If a Peachtree Corners residential demolition folder has no Certificate of Completion, first ask for the demolition permit and its available inspection or final-status record. The City’s Residential Permitting Procedures manual, dated January 1, 2014, says it does not issue that certificate for demolition. The current Building Forms and Permits index still links the residential manual and a demolition application. Read the no-certificate statement as dated residential guidance; current or nonresidential projects may follow other rules.
A missing certificate and a missing final inspection record are different problems. A submitted application, issued demolition permit, site inspection, written abatement evidence, and later building permit each answer a separate question. Keep each document under its own name, even when the file uses the word “complete.”
Choose the record that answers your question
Use a simple document ledger instead of requesting a certificate by habit:
- Demolition application and permit: copy the address, known permit number, scope, issue date, and source document. An application or supporting packet comes before an issued permit.
- Inspection and final status: request the inspection history or status attached to that exact demolition permit. A permit’s existence shows the work was authorized; the final inspection shows whether demolition finished.
- Abatement evidence: keep any written asbestos-related evidence as its own record class. The dated residential manual describes written abatement evidence before a permit for continuing construction; whether a particular site was abated depends on that site’s own records, and this guide gives no abatement instructions.
- Later construction permit: identify its number and scope separately. Its issuance, if documented, stands apart from the missing demolition inspection history and from any earlier Certificate of Completion.
The current City Building Permitting page identifies the Building Division’s demolition-permit and inspection responsibilities. It also says BS&A launched September 22, 2025. That launch is a system-migration notice, not the start of City demolition records or proof that every older attachment and final status appears online.
A fictional folder with the wrong gap label
Imagine a wholly fictional folder for “Birch Lane Cottage.” It contains a demolition application, an issued permit, a contractor’s disposal receipt, and a later home-construction permit. A note says “completion certificate missing.” That label skips the important check: the folder contains no inspection or final-status page for the demolition permit. The dated manual suggests why a residential demolition Certificate of Completion may be the wrong document to seek; whether this particular demolition passed inspection is a separate question.
Write a row for each record actually held. Put the issue and inspection dates beside the correct permit number. Keep the receipt filed as a receipt, separate from any City inspection. Keep any abatement paper as separate evidence and the later construction permit as a later permit. Ask for the demolition inspection/status record by name. If the City reports no copy, record that as a copy or availability gap rather than declaring the work complete or unsafe. This example asserts nothing about a real address.
Request existing City records by name
The City Clerk’s Public Records and Online Resources page links an Open Records Request gateway for existing records. It says the City need not create a new record or conduct research to answer a question. Ask for a named existing demolition permit, its available inspection/final-status records, or a specified later construction permit. If the question is written evidence mentioned in the dated manual, identify that document separately. Ask the Clerk for existing records only, rather than a new demolition completion certificate to fill a gap in your folder.
Supply the property address, any known permit or application number, approximate work dates, former identifiers if the file shows them, and the particular missing document. The City’s current forms index and Building Division page help identify the responsible local office; whether a historical file survives, is disclosable or was moved into BS&A is a question for that office.
The permit-versus-certificate guide explains why a permit and an occupancy document are different. The building permit records guide helps keep application, permit, inspection, and completion evidence distinct. For this residential demolition question, the useful next paper is the exact permit’s inspection or status record rather than an assumed certificate.
Peachtree Corners City pages checked October 6, 2026.