Home Occupation Defined
Home Occupations can be defined as any activity carried out for gain by a resident and conducted as an incidental and accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit. To meet the definition of home occupation, one (1) of the following conditions must be satisfied:
- Product or service is generated or provided to customers/clients in the home.
- Coordination of products or services to be delivered off-site is conducted in the home.
- The residence is the primary business address.
- The home occupation is regulated by a state or federal agency or board.
- An individual who lives on the premises in which the home occupation is located, as evidenced by Georgia driver's license, identification card, or other proper legal identification.
A dwelling resident is an individual who lives on the premises in which the home occupation is located, as evidenced by Georgia driver's license, identification card, or other proper legal identification.
Accessory structures may be used in connection with the home occupation so long as the lot coverage requirements of the zoning ordinance are met. These include:
- attached and detached garages and carports
- a detached structure from a principal building located on the same lot and subordinate to the principal building or use
- a motor vehicle with no more than two (2) axles and/or six (6) wheels, not more than six thousand (6,000) pounds in gross weight, and designed primarily for the transport of persons.