Gwinnett County, GA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

' The rule goes further than banning a business sign; it requires the occupation to be conducted only within the enclosed living area of the home, including the basement if there is one, and it bars any display or storage of products, materials or machinery where they could be visible from outside the residence. That means a home-based woodworker cannot stack lumber in the driveway, a home salon cannot post a sandwich-board sign at the curb, and a home bakery cannot display finished goods in a front window, even though the underlying business itself is allowed as a conditional use under the district's permitted uses table.

The only route around subsection E is a Special Use Permit under subsection J, which the Board of Commissioners can grant for a specific deviation after a public hearing; there is no administrative exception or sign permit that substitutes for one. 9 reinforces the low-visibility design: no more than 25% of the dwelling can be used for the business, and no group instruction or assembly of customers is allowed on site, so the operation stays functionally invisible from the street.