Coweta County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

Coweta County's home occupation rules in Sec. 60A(A) draw a sharp line between mobile and stationary auto repair. The permitted-use list in item 10 names "Auto repair (mobile)" as item 5 and repeats "Mobile auto repair" as item 30, meaning a technician who works out of a service vehicle and travels to customers can register the business as a home occupation. But item 11, the prohibited-use list, names "Automobile repair, parts sales, or detailing, washing services" as subsection (c): a stationary repair shop, parts counter, detail bay, or car wash based at the residence does not qualify as an allowed home occupation no matter how it is licensed.

Even the mobile version still has to satisfy every other home occupation standard in Sec. 60A(A): the business stays subordinate to the residential use, with no more than 25 percent of the dwelling's floor area used for it; work and storage of tools, parts, or equipment cannot spill into a detached garage or accessory building; only residents of the property may be employed; and no more than one business-related vehicle may be kept, parked in the rear yard with no overnight street parking. Retail sale of parts or products is barred on the premises, and item 8 forbids any exterior sign or other visible trace of the operation.

Because vehicle repair, unlike a home office or tutoring business, is expressly listed as prohibited when it is not mobile, a Coweta County resident cannot get around the ban by seeking approval for a home garage repair shop; the ordinance treats a fixed-site operation as categorically excluded rather than merely restricted.