Coweta County, GA Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Section 60A of the zoning and development ordinance is Coweta County's general standard for operating a business out of a residential dwelling. The core limits are all numeric and structural: no more than 25 percent of the dwelling's floor area may be used for the home occupation or its storage; no more than two separate home occupations may operate out of a single dwelling unit; and the business must be carried on wholly within the principal building, with no storage of goods, materials or products connected to it allowed in a detached garage or accessory structure.

Staffing is restricted to residents of the property, so a resident cannot hire outside employees to work on site, and retail sales on the premises are prohibited except for goods actually produced or fabricated there as part of the occupation. The ordinance also protects the neighborhood's residential character directly: there can be no exterior indication of the home occupation and no visible variation from a typical house, meaning no signage, display, or commercial-looking alteration to the property. The code lists roughly 40 specific permitted occupations, from architectural services and cabinetmaking to tutoring and consulting, and separately bans ambulance services, restaurants, auto repair or detailing, and veterinary services outright as home occupations.

A parallel, less restrictive rural home occupation category applies in the RC Rural Conservation district on lots of at least ten acres, allowing use of an accessory building up to 800 square feet and up to five trade vehicles on site.