Home Business in Barrow County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Barrow County, Georgia.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Barrow County treats a home business, home office or family day care as a 'home occupation' under Barrow County Code § 89-219, a low-intensity commercial use confined to a small part of a residence. A home business specifically needs its own special use approval, and that approval does not transfer: a new occupant must reapply before continuing the use.
Home Occupation Zoning Rules Barrow County
Significant RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-219(a), (d)(1)
(a)Home occupations; defined. Home occupations are types of commercial uses that are customarily performed in a small area of a residence that are of a low intensity nature and clearly incidental to the use of a residence. ... (d)Home business.(1)Special requirements.a.Whenever the applicant ceases to occupy the premises for which the home business was approved, no subsequent occupant of such p...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Barrow County limits how a home-based professional practice can draw customers to a residential lot. Under Barrow County Code § 89-219, a 'home business' such as an artist's studio or a professional office may involve only very limited client visits, and no home occupation may generate traffic inconsistent with the surrounding residential neighborhood.
Home Business Client Traffic Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-219(a), (b)(2)
Home business: A home occupation that is limited to the office use of a practicing professional, an artist or a commercial representative, and may involve very limited visits or access by clients or customers, but does not involve the maintenance, repair, storage or transfer of merchandise received at the home. ... (2)A home occupation use shall not create traffic inconsistent with surrounding ...
Home Daycare
A family day care home is allowed as a home occupation in unincorporated Barrow County, capped at five paid children or elderly adults, or six if the home meets institutional building code standards. Barrow County Code § 89-219(e) also requires 500 feet of separation from any other family day care and a county business permit before it can open.
Family Day Care Home Rules Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-219(e)
(e)Family day care home. Daily care for children or elderly adults for pay is allowed as a home occupation subject to the following limitations:(1)Care shall be limited to fewer than 24 hours per day.(2)A maximum of five children or elderly adults for whom compensation is received, or no more than six children or elderly adults if the structure meets the building code requirements for instituti...
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