Home Business in Hall County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Hall County, Georgia.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Hall County zones a home occupation as an accessory use conducted entirely inside a dwelling by its resident practitioner, who must hold a current business license the whole time the use operates. Floor area is capped at 25 percent of the heated home or 500 square feet, whichever is less, and a residence may run no more than two home-based businesses at once.
Hall County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 7.8.9.C
C.Home Occupation1.Defined An occupation or profession conducted entirely within a dwelling. 2.Use Standardsa.Home occupations may not include the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, large scale manufacturing or any use which will create noise, noxious odors or any hazard that may endanger the health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood....c.The dwelling must be the primary residence of...
Signage Rules
A sign advertising a permitted home occupation in unincorporated Hall County cannot exceed 1 square foot, cannot be illuminated, and must be attached to the structure where the home occupation operates, under UDC Sec. 8.6.4.D; a compliant sign needs no separate sign permit.
Hall County Home Occupation Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 8.6.4.D
D.Home Occupation Signs A home occupation sign is a sign associated with a permitted home occupation. Home occupation signs must meet the following standards: 1.The sign may not exceed one foot in area.2.The sign may not be illuminated.3.The sign must be attached to the structure in which the home occupation is conducted.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A Hall County home occupation may not allow customers or the public to come to the premises at all. The resident is limited to two business vehicles (a car, van or truck up to one ton), and pickups or deliveries for the business are capped at two per day using vehicles with no more than two axles.
Hall County Home Occupation Customer Ban
Significant RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 7.8.9.C.2
2.Use Standards...b.The home occupation may not allow customers or the public to come to the premises....k.Two business vehicles used exclusively by the resident are permitted. The vehicle is limited to a passenger car, a van or a truck up to one ton. Utility trailers or similar trail behind cargo trailers are not considered business vehicles.l.Pickups from and deliveries to the site for the bu...
Home Daycare
Hall County treats an in-home day care as a "family day care facility" under Sec. 7.5.2.D: a private residence, licensed or registered with the State of Georgia, where the resident is paid to supervise three to six unrelated children under 18 for less than 24 hours a day. The Allowed Use Table permits this use by right in nearly every residential and agricultural zoning district.
Hall County Family Day Care Home Rules
Light RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 7.5.2.D
A private residence licensed or registered with the State of Georgia operated by the person residing there who receives pay for supervision and care, for fewer than 24 hours per day and without transfer of legal custody, for three but not more than six children under 18 years of age who are not related to such person and whose parents or guardians are not residents in the same private residence.
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