Clayton County, GA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 10, the Home Occupation Standards, are built to let residents run a business from home without turning the property into a commercial site. Item 16 draws the customer-traffic line directly: a home occupation shall not provide parking for customers or visits for business purposes that require the addition of any off-street parking spaces, and customer parking is limited to only one patron at a time. That means no dedicated client lot, no overflow street parking arrangement, and no more than one visitor's car at the curb while business is being conducted.

The same section layers on related limits that shape how much traffic a home business can generate. S. Postal Service or express couriers such as UPS and FedEx. Item 18 allows only one business-associated vehicle on site, limited to a 1 1/2-ton carrying capacity and restricted to the resident's own use. A resident who needs more room, such as employing one outside worker or adding up to two customer parking spaces, has to apply for a conditional-use permit under Sec. 10 (HO-03). That application goes to the Board of Zoning Advisors and Board of Commissioners for a public hearing, where the county weighs parking availability, traffic generation and the character of the surrounding neighborhood before deciding.