Roswell, GA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Children allowed
- 3 to 6 children
- Zoning status
- Limited use, all residential districts
- Hours limit
- Fewer than 24 hours/day
- Licensing
- State registration plus city license
Summary
Roswell, Georgia allows a family day care home caring for 3 to 6 children as a limited use in every residential district, but it must run under 24 hours a day and hold both a state and city license.
A private residence in which a business is operated by any person for pay that provides for supervision and care for 3 to 6 children under 18 years of age who are not residents in the same private residence...Where a family day care home is allowed as a limited use, it is subject to the following:1.The family day care home must operate fewer than 24 hours per day; and2.The family day care home must be registered with the State of Georgia and licensed by the City of Roswell.
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
The Roswell Unified Development Code § 9.7.6 permits a family day care home, a private residence where one operator cares for 3 to 6 children under 18 who don't live there, as a limited use in every residential zoning district, from AG-43 through RM-3. The use standard is short but firm: the home must operate fewer than 24 hours per day, and it must be registered with the State of Georgia and separately licensed by the City of Roswell before opening. No conditional-use hearing is required; compliance with these two conditions is what keeps the use by-right.
Violations & Fines
Operating a family day care home around the clock, or without both the required Georgia state registration and a City of Roswell business license, puts the use out of compliance with § 9.7.6.
Frequently Asked Questions
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