Stonecrest, GA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Section 4.2.31(E) folds child care homes into the home occupation framework, but Section 4.2.41(D) layers on child-care-specific standards. If the operation is owned by anyone other than a natural person, such as an LLC or partnership, the administrator named on the state license application must reside at the home; an individual owner must live there too. Every child care home or facility must obtain all state-required licenses and permits before opening, and the state-issued and city-issued licenses must be displayed in plain view from the front doorway.

No exterior signage beyond what chapter 21's sign ordinance allows for the underlying zoning district may be posted. Multifamily buildings are off-limits entirely, so a home daycare must operate from a single-family dwelling. A minimum 1,500-foot separation applies between any child care home or facility and another one, measured 'as the crow flies' in a straight line between the two tracts' property lines. For a group child care home serving up to five children, Section 4.2.41(E) requires at least four on-site parking spaces within a driveway, garage or carport, plus compliance with the article 6 parking standards.

A larger community child care facility serving six or more children instead needs architectural plans sealed by a registered architect submitted before a building permit or business license issues, and parking equal to at least one-half space per employee and resident. Every facility must also meet the state's minimum playground size, location and fencing requirements.