Gwinnett County, GA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Max clients at once
- 2 clients
- Max clients per day
- 5 clients
- Allowed service hours
- 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
- Group activity
- Group instruction/assembly prohibited
- Exceeding the limits
- Requires Special Use Permit
Summary
Gwinnett County caps in-home client visits under UDO § 210-140.9(C): a Customary Home Occupation can serve no more than two clients in the residence at any one time, service hours run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, and no more than five clients total may be served at that address in a single day.
210-140.9 Customary Home Occupation. Customary Home Occupations shall be subject to the following requirements and restrictions: ... C.Personal services may be provided to a maximum of two clients in the residence at any given time. Service hours shall be limited to between 8 AM to 7 PM daily. A maximum of 5 clients may receive service in any residence per day. ... F.Except as contained herein, the conduct of the home occupation shall neither increase the normal flow of traffic nor shall it increase either on-street or off-street parking.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
daily, and no more than five clients may receive service at any one residence per day. Subsection F backs that numeric cap with a general rule: except as otherwise allowed in the section, the home occupation cannot increase the normal flow of traffic and cannot increase either on-street or off-street parking beyond what the household would generate without the business. 9 works alongside the traffic limits: the occupation must be run only by residents of the home, group instruction or group assembly on the premises is barred outright, no more than 25% of the dwelling can be used for the business, and only one business vehicle, limited to an automobile, pickup, van or SUV, is allowed.
Any homeowner who needs to exceed the two-client, five-per-day or 8-to-7 window has only one path: apply for a Special Use Permit from the Board of Commissioners under subsection J, which treats any deviation from the listed requirements as requiring case-by-case approval rather than an administrative waiver.
Violations & Fines
Serving more than two clients at a time, more than five clients in a day, or receiving clients outside the 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. window violates § 210-140.9(C). Recorders Court can fine the resident $250 to $1,000, order up to 60 days in jail, or both, under § 120-70.4, with each day of the violation a separate offense under § 120-70.3. The Director of Planning and Development can also issue a notice of violation ordering the activity to cease under § 120-30.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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