Home Business in Granville County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Granville County, North Carolina.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Running a home business in unincorporated Granville County requires a residential lot of at least one acre, and the work must stay office or service only, with retail sales banned outright. No more than four people outside the household can work there, and the space is capped at half the dwelling's floor area or 800 square feet, whichever is smaller.
Home Business Zoning Rules in Granville County
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 32-198
Home businesses shall be permitted on residential lots which are one acre or larger in size and meet all of the following requirements: (1)Home businesses shall be office or be limited to office or service businesses. No retail sales shall be permitted.(2)Only four persons other than occupants of the dwelling shall be engaged in such occupations.(3)No more than 50 percent of the total actual fl...
Home Daycare
A family child care home operating out of a residence in unincorporated Granville County is capped at eight people under care at any one time, and it cannot legally run without a current state child care license on file with the zoning permit. Let that license lapse and the use itself terminates under Section 32-199.
Family Child Care Home Rules in Granville County
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 32-199
(a)A child care use located in a person's residential structure shall have no more than eight people under care at any one time.(b)The facility shall meet all state and county regulations for child care use. The state license for such use shall be valid at all times of the use and a copy of the license, including renewals, shall be on file with the zoning permit at all times. Lack of a valid st...
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