Home Business in Fayette County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Fayette County, Georgia.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Unincorporated Fayette County allows home occupations only as a conditional use, available across most residential districts plus several commercial and industrial zones. Section 110-169(2)z requires that only dwelling residents work in the business, limits it to a clearly incidental role, and caps the number of separate home occupations and their combined floor area within the home.
Fayette County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsFayette County Code § 110-169(2)z (items 1, 5, 6)
z.Home occupation. Allowed in A-R, EST, C-S, R-85, R-80, R-78, R-75, R-72, R-70, R-55, R-50, R-45, R-40, R-20, DR-15, RMF, MHP, PUD-PRD, PUD-PRL, PUD-PEF, O-I, C-C, C-H, L-C, G-B, M-1, M-2, and BTP zoning districts. The intent of these rules and regulations is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public and ensure that home occupations are regulated in a manner so they do no...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Fayette County limits how many clients, customers or students can visit a home-based business in unincorporated Fayette County. Section 110-169(2)z.4 caps on-premises visitors at two at a time and eight total per day, restricts all services to inside the dwelling, and confines client hours to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Fayette County Home Occupation Client Limits
Some RestrictionsFayette County Code § 110-169(2)z.4
4.Clients/customers/students. The number of clients/customers/students on premises shall not exceed more than two at a time nor more than a total of eight clients in any one day and all services rendered shall take place only within the dwelling. The hours of operation, in the context of clients/customers/students shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Home Daycare
A home daycare counts as a home occupation in unincorporated Fayette County, and the zoning ordinance caps it at three children or three adults at any one time. Section 110-169(2)z.10 sets that limit as part of the county's broader home occupation conditional use standards covering most residential zoning districts.
Fayette County Home Daycare Limits
Some RestrictionsFayette County Code § 110-169(2)z.10
z.Home occupation. Allowed in A-R, EST, C-S, R-85, R-80, R-78, R-75, R-72, R-70, R-55, R-50, R-45, R-40, R-20, DR-15, RMF, MHP, PUD-PRD, PUD-PRL, PUD-PEF, O-I, C-C, C-H, L-C, G-B, M-1, M-2, and BTP zoning districts. The intent of these rules and regulations is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public and ensure that home occupations are regulated in a manner so they do no...
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