Home Business in DeKalb County, GA (2026)

DeKalb County Code § 27-4.2.31

A home occupation where no customer contact occurs shall be considered a Type I home occupation and may be conducted with administrative approval by the director of planning...All home occupations other than Type I home occupations shall be considered a Type II home occupation and shall require a special land use permit (SLUP)...No more than twenty-five (25) percent of the dwelling unit and or ...

DeKalb County Code § 4.2.31.C.1

There shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation.2.No use shall create noise, dust, vibration, odor, smoke, glare or electrical interference that would be detectable beyond the dwelling unit.3.The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit, and only persons living in the dwelling unit shall be employed at the location of the home occupation.4.No more than twenty-five (25...

DeKalb County Code § 4.2.31.A–B.1

A.A home occupation where no customer contact occurs shall be considered a Type I home occupation and may be conducted with administrative approval by the director of planning.1.Up to two (2) full-time residents of the premises are allowed to conduct separate home occupations in the same dwelling. In reviewing such a request, the local government may consider the reason, potential residential i...

DeKalb County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 27 (Zoning), Sec. 9.1.3 (Defined terms — "Family day care home")

Family day care home: A private residence in which a business, registered by the State of Georgia, is operated by any person who receives pay for supervision and care for fewer than twenty-four (24) hours per day, not more than six (6) persons who are not residents in the same private residence. For purposes of this zoning ordinance, a family day care home may be operated as a home occupation, ...