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Roswell, GA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Client visit cap
5 visits per week
Tutoring exception
Max 2 students at a time
Home occupations per dwelling
2 maximum
Floor area cap
750 sf or 25% of home
Extra staff allowed
1 employee beyond residents
Signage
Prohibited outright

Summary

Roswell caps client visits to a home-based business at 5 per week under UDC § 9.7.11(B)(6), with narrow carve-outs for tutoring and licensed family day care. The same section bars any home occupation from generating traffic, noise, odor or dust that becomes offensive or a nuisance to neighbors, folding those limits into the city's broader home-occupation use standards.

5.Equipment, Off-Site Impacts and Nuisances.a.No home occupation may generate traffic, sound, smell, vibration, light, or dust that is offensive or that creates a nuisance.b.No equipment that interferes with radio or television reception is allowed.c.Home occupations must exclude the use of machinery or equipment that emits sound (for example, saws, drills or musical instruments) detectable beyond the property.d.Chemical, electrical, or mechanical equipment that is not normally a part of domestic or household equipment and which is used primarily for commercial purposes is not permitted.6.Visitation.a.Visits by clients is limited to 5 per week in conjunction with the home occupation; provided, however, that the following exceptions are made for purposes of meeting overriding public goals of education and the care of children:i.Educational tutoring or instruction in music, dance, fitness, arts and crafts, and similar subjects, limited to 2 students in the home at one time; andii.A family day care home.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).

Full Breakdown

11(A)). 11(B)(1)). 11(B)(3)). Customer and vehicle traffic gets its own set of limits. 11(B)(4)). 11(B)(6)(a)). 11(B)(6)(a)(i)-(ii)). 11(B)(7)). 11(B)(8)).

Violations & Fines

A home occupation that exceeds 5 client visits a week, that displays stock-in-trade or advertising signage, or that generates traffic or noise rising to a nuisance is out of compliance with UDC § 9.7.11(B) and can lose its City business registration. Zoning Director enforcement runs through the City's standard code-compliance process, and the Zoning Director may also bar any use, beyond the visitation cap itself, found inconsistent with the intent of the home-occupation standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clients can visit a Roswell home business each week?
UDC § 9.7.11(B)(6)(a) limits client visits to 5 per week for any home occupation. The only exceptions are tutoring or instruction in subjects like music, dance or arts, capped at 2 students in the home at once, and a licensed family day care home, which follows its own separate standards.
Can customers park in front of my house for a home business?
Incoming vehicles tied to the home occupation must park off-street within the residential driveway or other on-site permitted parking at all times under § 9.7.11(B)(4)(c); on top of that, the use cannot generate traffic that becomes offensive or a nuisance to neighbors under § 9.7.11(B)(5)(a).
Can I put up a sign advertising my home-based business?
No. UDC § 9.7.11(B)(7) prohibits any sign identifying a home occupation, regardless of size, wording or placement on the lot. This applies even where the City's general sign rules would otherwise allow a small on-premises sign, because the home-occupation standards override them for residential business uses.
How much of my house can I use for a home occupation?
The space devoted to the home occupation cannot exceed 750 square feet or 25% of the dwelling's gross floor area, whichever is smaller, under § 9.7.11(B)(2), and the exterior must keep its ordinary residential appearance under § 9.7.11(B)(3).

Sources & Official References

Other rules in Roswell

Parking Rules: Street Parking LimitsSome RestrictionsNoise Ordinances: Construction HoursSome RestrictionsZoning & Home Occupation PermitsSome RestrictionsSignage RulesHeavy RestrictionsHome DaycareLight RestrictionsAnimal Ordinances: Cat RulesLight RestrictionsAnimal Ordinances: Exotic PetsSome RestrictionsFire Regulations: Smoke DetectorsSome RestrictionsLandscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage TreesSignificant Restrictions

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