Placing Temporary Structures: Under Which Rules It Happens
The assembly or placement of temporary buildings and structures is not regulated by a separate statute in Georgia — it falls within the construction regulation of the Spatial Planning, Architecture and Construction Code. The Code's definitions article ties new construction directly to this situation: new construction is construction carried out on the part of a plot where no building stands, or the complete replacement of an existing one — and at the end of the definition it expressly mentions the assembly and placement of temporary buildings and structures. This means that your object — a kiosk, a temporary warehouse, a festival pavilion — is subject to the general rules of construction.
One more point is important: the detailed procedural rules for notification and permits — the list and content of attached documentation — are defined by a decree of the Government of Georgia, and that decree is not part of the legal basis of this page; what is described below is the Code framework on which those decrees are built.
Legal Bases for Construction
The Code establishes that the legal basis for carrying out the construction of a building is a construction notification or a construction permit. Two exceptions exist: insignificant changes, and works performed for the purpose of remedying a construction-law violation on the basis of an instruction of the supervision organ or a court decision, which need neither notification nor permit.
The category of insignificant change is defined precisely as well: a change to a building or to construction documentation that exceeds the limits allowed for insignificant changes requires obtaining the legal basis anew, while the characteristics and parameters of insignificant changes are determined by government decree. Note also the liability rule: construction subject to notification but started without it constitutes unauthorized construction — as does construction carried out in violation of the notification that exceeds the characteristics of the class for which the notification obligation was defined.
Classes Determine the Procedure: Notification or Permit
The Code divides buildings into classes, and the class determines which legal basis you need: the construction of a Class I building is subject to a simple construction notification, while the construction of Class II–IV buildings is subject to the obligation to obtain a construction permit.
Municipalities also have a measure of discretion: within a municipality's boundaries or a part thereof, the assembly may, for a Class II building, establish a detailed-notification obligation instead of a permit, and for a Class I building — a detailed notification or permit obligation instead of a simple notification. Checking the acts of the specific municipality is therefore essential: the same object may fall into a different procedure in a different municipality.