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Business Licenses are NOT required for businesses in Union County other than short-term rentals.
If you need a letter stating this fact, please print the letter at this location.

If you are doing business within the City of Blairsville, contact Blairsville City Hall at (706) 745-2000.
If you require additional information, contact the Union County Commissioner’s Office at (706) 439-6000.

Short-term Rental Officer: Laura Jenkins
Location:
46 Hughes St., Suite A
Blairsville, GA 30512
Contact Details:
Phone: (706) 439-6122
Fax: (706) 439-6107
Email: seo@uniongov.com

The Union County Short-term Rental (STR) Ordinance went into effect April 8, 2023.
The ordinance can be downloaded and printed from this LOCATION.
Anyone wishing to APPLY for an STR License can find additional information HERE.

The ordinance established an STR Board comprised of seven local Union County residents to include one representative from the Union County Fire Department, the Union County Building & Development, a local property management company, an STR owner, the STR Officer, and two community members at large. The governing authority shall establish powers, duties, rules, and regulations governing short-term rentals consistent with the provisions of the ordinance.  The 2023 STR Board is as follows:

Patrick Woodall, ChairMember at Large
Martin Pilote, Vice-ChairUC Building & Development
David DyerUC Fire Department/EMA/911
AnaLuisa SalvattiProperty Management Co.
Karen SweenieShort-term Rental Owner
Susan PhillipsMember at Large
Laura JenkinsUC STR Enforcement

The Union County STR Board will hold its Regularly Scheduled Business Meetings for 2023 as follows. All meetings are held at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room 201 at the Union County Community Center located at 129 Union County Rec Road, Blairsville, GA 30512 unless otherwise indicated.
The dates for 2023 are:
September 11 ~ November 13 ~ December 11
Meetings are open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend.

MEETING DATES2023 AGENDAS2023 MINUTES
July 27, 2023Agenda-7-27-2023Minutes-7-27-23
September 11, 2023Agenda-9-11-2023Minutes-9-11-2023
November 13, 2023Agenda-11-13-2023Minutes-11-13-2023
December 11, 2023Agenda-12-11-2023Minutes-12-11-2023
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - AGENDA

A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 5:00pm in the Union County Courthouse, 65 Courthouse Street, Blairsville, Georgia.

The purpose of this hearing will be for Union County to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed revisions of the Union County Code of Ordinances pertaining to Chapter 10, Article III, Section
10-80 addressing Temporary Special Event Licenses for the sale of alcohol, Chapter 38, Article III, Section 38-51 addressing Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments and the proposed Commercial Firing Range Facilities Ordinance.

Please send your comments via regular mail or to the email address listed on our website at www.unioncountyga.gov.

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At the County Meeting scheduled for October 19, 2023 at 6:00pm, Union County Government will be adopting the proposed Ordinance for Cryptocurrency and Data Mining.

The final draft of this Ordinance will be available on the website and hard copies will be available in the Union County Commissioner’s Office and with the Union County Clerk of Superior Court on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

The following meetings have been held in relation to this ordinance:

1st Reading – June 15, 2023
Public Hearing – July 20, 2023
2nd Reading – August 22, 2023

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What: UNION COUNTY DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION & ELECTRONIC RECYCLING EVENT
When: October 28, 2023 10am - 12noon.
Where: Union County Sports Center (Across from high school)
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