Clayton County home businesses must hold the appropriate occupational licensing, including a Clayton County business license, and cannot employ anyone who does not reside at the home. At least one resident must be the primary operator of the home occupation.
Under the Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 6.10, Home Occupation Standards), resident participants in a home occupation must have the appropriate occupational licensing, including business licenses. Clayton County issues business (occupation-tax) licenses through Community Development. The standards further require that at least one person residing on the premises be the primary operator, and that the business not employ any person other than those residing at the location. Because the use must stay incidental and subordinate to the residence, the home occupation qualifies as a permitted use rather than requiring a separate special-use permit, provided all Sec. 6.10 standards are met. Cities license home businesses within their limits.
Running a home business without a required business license, or employing non-residents, is a violation that can trigger code-enforcement citations, license denial or revocation, and orders to cease the use.
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Backyard composting is allowed in Clayton County; no ordinance bans home compost piles. A pile must be maintained so it does not become rubbish or a nuisance...
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Under Georgia's Water Stewardship Act, landscape watering across Clayton County is allowed daily but only between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. The Clayton County Water...
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