5 rules for unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia.
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Forsyth County lets you run a business from home under two tiers: a Professional Home Office gets staff-level administrative approval, while a more intensive home occupation needs a conditional use permit. Every home business also holds a county occupation tax certificate.
Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code ch. 16, § 3.1(A)
There shall be no non-resident employees working upon the property for which a professional home office license has been granted
A home business in unincorporated Forsyth County shows no exterior sign. The Unified Development Code flatly prohibits exterior signage for a Professional Home Office, so the operation must look like an ordinary residence from the street.
Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code ch. 16, § 3.1(A)
The use of exterior signage is prohibited.
Forsyth County caps foot traffic at a Professional Home Office hard: only two customers may be on the premises, and just one passenger vehicle may be used for the business. Client visits stay incidental to residential life.
Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code ch. 16, § 3.1(A)
There shall be only two customers on the premises
Georgia dropped the state cottage food license, so you can bake and sell non-hazardous foods from a Forsyth County home kitchen with no state permit and no revenue cap. Sales must go directly to the end consumer.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 40-7-19-.05 (Cottage Food Limitations)
Sale of cottage food products must be to the end consumer. No distribution or wholesale is allowed, including to hotels, restaurants, or institutions.
Home child care in Forsyth County is licensed by the state, not the county. Georgia's Bright from the Start (DECAL) licenses a family child care learning home for three to six children; caring for one or two needs no license.
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