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

3(l) permits a Residential Home Office as a customary accessory use limited to the personal conduct of a business within one's own residence, with no exterior indication, including signage, that business activity is happening; the section is meant for work conducted at home for an off-site employer, and it does not apply to dwellings where agricultural activity is the principal use. 3(l)(2): no more than 25 percent of the dwelling's gross floor area, and never more than 300 square feet, may be used for the home office, and the activity has to stay entirely inside the principal building, since an accessory structure attached only by a breezeway or roof does not count as part of the primary building.

3(l)(3) bar any exchange of merchandise, any receipt of goods on the premises, personal-service work such as a barber shop or salon, employees other than resident family members, and nonresident visitors connected to the business. Parking cannot be dedicated to the home office beyond what the residence already requires, and only one business vehicle of up to 1½ tons capacity may be parked in a carport, garage, or side or rear yard. m. on Sunday) and only with a Special Use Permit.