The directory
Who do I call about Chestatee?
Start with the topic, then call the office that actually owns it: the association through HMS for dues, documents and exterior changes, the golf club for golf, the Developer Office for sewer, Dawson County for taxes, permits and animals, and the Corps for the lake. Every contact is checked against a primary page and dated.
By topic
Find your question, then use the card below it for the office.
- Association dues, statements and documents
The association through HMS. We publish no dues figure; ask for the current amount in writing. - A paint color, fence, deck or any exterior change
Modification requests (CMRC) through the HMS portal, before work starts. - The Lodge or the Pavilion for an event
HMS, through Amenity Reservations in the member portal. - An amenity access card for a new owner
HMS, after the covenant acknowledgement is e-signed. - Playing golf, the practice range or the restaurant
Chestatee Golf Club, by its main number. - A boat slip or a dock letter
The slip owner and the marina side first, then the association’s waterfront committee about association rules. - Marina parking and overnight parking
The association’s parking policy; ask HMS or the waterfront committee. - Your sewer bill or a sewer problem
The Developer Office, by phone. It is not the association. - Whether a short-term rental is allowed
No: an amendment to the covenants prohibits it. Ask the association for the current amendment text. - Parking on the street, RVs, trailers or commercial vehicles
The association parking policy, through HMS. - A loose or barking dog
Dawson County Animal Control. - Property tax bill or payment
Dawson County Tax Commissioner. - Valuation, exemptions or tax returns
Dawson County Tax Assessor. - Zoning of a parcel
Dawson County Planning and Zoning, and the Current Zoning Map. - A building permit or an inspection
Dawson County Building Permits and Inspections. - Septic or well records
Dawson County Environmental Health. - A flood map for an address
FEMA Flood Map Service Center and the Georgia flood map viewer linked from Dawson County GIS. - The lake’s current level
The USGS gauge page. - The shoreline, a Corps boundary or a lake rule
The Corps of Engineers Lake Lanier office. Only a survey and the Corps place a boundary on a lot. - Which school serves an address
Dawson County School District. We did not determine this for Chestatee. - Who supplies drinking water
Not confirmed by us. Ask the association, the seller’s latest bill and Dawson County. - A public boat ramp
Dawson County Parks and Recreation (lake parks). - Buying or selling a home here
Gold Peach Realty: (770) 283-1223, info@goldpeachrealty.com.
Offices, not names. We list offices and role mailboxes, not individual staff. People change jobs and a name on a web page is out of date quickly. If a source names a person, we link the source rather than print the name.
The association and its management
Chestatee Community Association, Inc.
Homeowners association (HOA, also called the POA)
Dues, documents, the calendar, board contacts and the covenants. The association runs a member portal for these.
Web chestateepoa.com
The association names this site in its welcome book. Its pages blocked our automated reader, so we link it without describing what is on it.
Source: Homeowner Management Services Inc., Chestatee page Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Homeowner Management Services, Inc. (HMS)
Association management company
The first call for most association questions: the welcome packet, amenity cards, reservations and the member portal.
Phone 770-667-0595
Email HMS@HMS-inc.net
Address 1260 Old Alpharetta Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005
Mailing address is a P.O. box in Alpharetta; use the link for the current form.
Source: Homeowner Management Services Inc., Chestatee New Homeowners page Homeowner Management Services Inc., Chestatee New Homeowners page . Checked 2026-10-20.
Modification requests (CMRC)
Association committee mailbox
Exterior changes need a Modification Request before work starts. Complex questions go to this mailbox.
Email cmrc@chestateepoa.com
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Waterfront committee
Association committee mailbox
Association rules for the waterfront and for lake use. The marina itself is not run by the association.
Email waterfront@chestateepoa.com
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Roads and infrastructure committee
Association committee mailbox
Questions about association roads and common infrastructure.
Email roads@chestateepoa.com
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Other board and committee mailboxes
Role mailboxes, no names published
The association publishes role addresses at chestateepoa.com: president, vicepres, treasurer, secretary, landscaping, structures and recreation.
Write to the role, not to a person: officers change.
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
The golf club, marina and sewer
Chestatee Golf Club
Public golf course and restaurant (a separate business, not the association)
Golf, tee times, the practice facility, the Heron Grille restaurant and, per the association’s welcome letter, questions about the course, the marina and the sewer system.
Phone (706) 216-7336
Address 777 Dogwood Way, Dawsonville, GA 30534
The welcome letter points golf, marina and sewer information questions to a contact on the club’s email domain. Start with the main number.
Source: Chestatee Golf Club (chestateegolfclub.com), Chestatee Golf Club home page Chestatee Golf Club (chestateegolfclub.com), Chestatee Golf Club home page Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Developer Office (sewer billing and service)
Separate from the association
Sewer billing and service questions, per the association’s welcome letter.
Phone 706-216-7577 ext. 222
The office’s own website was not reachable when we checked, so call.
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County
Dawson County Government
County main line and Government Center
The switchboard for county departments.
Phone 706-344-3500
Address 25 Justice Way, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Dawson County, GA , home page . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Tax Commissioner
Property tax bills and payments
Where a property tax bill is billed and collected.
Phone 706-344-3520
Web dawsoncountyga.gov/383/Tax-Commissioner
Address 25 Justice Way Suite 1222, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Dawson County, GA , Tax Commissioner . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Tax Assessor
Valuations, returns and exemptions
Valuation questions, exemptions and property search. Exemption and return deadlines are in the county’s own words on its page.
Phone 706-344-3590
Source: Dawson County, GA , Tax Assessor Dawson County, GA , Tax Assessor . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Planning and Zoning
Planning Department
Rezoning and land-use questions start with the zoning administrator; the county posts a Current Zoning Map you can search by address.
Phone 706-344-3604
Web dawsoncountyga.gov/235/Current-Zoning-Map
Source: Dawson County, GA , Planning Commission Dawson County, GA , Current Zoning Map Dawson County, GA , Planning Commission . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County GIS
Maps and parcel data
Parcel maps, plus a quick link to the Georgia flood map viewer.
Phone 706-344-3604
Web gis-dawsoncountyga.hub.arcgis.com
Address 25 Justice Way Suite 2322, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Dawson County, GA , GIS Dawson County GIS page . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Building Permits and Inspections
Permits and inspection requests
Permits for any construction, fences and accessory buildings; inspection requests through the self-service portal.
Phone 706-344-3500
Web dawsoncountyga-energovpub.tylerhost.net/Apps/SelfService#/home
Source: Dawson County, GA , Building Permits Dawson County, GA , Building Inspections . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Code Compliance
Code Compliance Division
Complaints about county code. Association covenant questions go to the association instead.
Phone 706-344-3500
Web dawsoncountyga.gov/310/Code-Compliance-Division
No separate direct line was published; ask for the division through the county main number.
Source: Dawson County, GA , Code Compliance Division . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Animal Control
Animal control complaints
The association’s own policy sends animal control complaints here.
Phone 706-265-7387
Email animalcontrol@dawsoncountysheriff.org
Source: Chestatee Community Association, Inc. (via Homeowner Management Services Inc.), Welcome Book updated 2026-04-06 (public PDF download linked from hms-inc.net/chestatee) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Environmental Health
On-site sewage, well water and public pool programs
Septic and well records for properties that have them. Chestatee’s own sewer is a separate matter; see the Developer Office.
Phone 706-265-2930
Web dawsoncountyga.gov/245/Environmental-Health
Address 751 Highway 53 Suite 120, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Dawson County, GA , Environmental Health . Checked 2026-10-20.
Dawson County Parks and Recreation (lake parks)
Public lake parks and boat ramps
Nix Bridge, Thompson Creek, Toto Creek and War Hill parks, with public boat ramps.
Web dawsoncountyga.gov/353/Lake-Parks
Source: Dawson County, GA , Lake Parks Dawson County, GA , Lake Parks . Checked 2026-10-20.
The lake, flood maps and gauges
Corps of Engineers, Lake Lanier Project Management Office
Federal lake operator
Lake operations, shoreline rules and shoreline permits. The Corps, not the association, answers for the shoreline.
Phone 770-945-9531
Web sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Recreation/Lake-Sidney-Lanier/Recreation
Address 1050 Buford Dam Rd, Buford, GA 30518
Source: USACE Mobile District, Recreation Passes (Wayback snapshot 2026-04-10) . Checked 2026-10-20.
USGS water data, Lake Lanier gauge
Federal gauge near Buford
The lake’s measured surface elevation, kept by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Web waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02334400
Source: USGS Water Data for the Nation, Lake Sidney Lanier Near Buford, GA . Checked 2026-10-20.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center
Federal flood maps
Look up the effective flood map for an address.
Source: FEMA Flood Map Service Center . Checked 2026-10-20.
Schools and utilities
Dawson County School District
Public school district
Which school serves an address. We did not determine this for Chestatee, so ask the district.
Phone 706-265-3246
Address 28 Main Street, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Dawson County Schools (district website) Dawson County Schools (district website) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Etowah Water and Sewer Authority
Water and sewer authority in Dawsonville
Listed so you can ask. We could not confirm that it supplies drinking water to Chestatee homes.
Phone 706-216-8474
Address 1162 Highway 53 East, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Source: Etowah Water and Sewer Authority (Wayback snapshot 2026-10-08) . Checked 2026-10-20.
Contacts were read from each office’s own page or from the association’s public welcome packet on 2026-10-20. The association portal, chestateepoa.com, blocked our automated reader, so we link it but do not describe what is on it. If something has changed, tell us at info@goldpeachrealty.com.
Last checked 2026-10-20. Written by the Chestatee on Lake Lanier Editorial Team. Rules, dates and contacts change: confirm with the office we link before you rely on anything here.