Johns Creek, GA Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Zoning Section 4.12 treats a home occupation as an accessory use allowed in any dwelling unit, but caps it at the smaller of 25 percent or 750 square feet of the home's gross floor area and restricts operation and employees to resident family members. Accessory buildings can't be used for it, no signs or visible activity are allowed outside the structure, and prohibited uses include auto repair or sales, restaurants, animal keeping, funeral homes, retail/wholesale shops, motels, and taxi services. Operators need proper occupational and business licensing, no more than two clients may be on-site at a time, and the use can't generate offensive traffic, noise, smell, vibration, light, or dust.