Running a business from a home in unincorporated Coweta County is a home occupation governed by the Zoning and Development Ordinance. The use must stay incidental to the residence. Newnan, Senoia, and the other cities apply their own zoning codes.
Coweta County regulates home-based work through Appendix A, the Zoning and Development Ordinance, administered by Community Development. The ordinance splits home businesses into two tracks: a standard Home Occupation for suburban and residential districts, and a Rural Home Occupation for the county's agricultural and rural areas, which allows a broader footprint. In every case the work must remain clearly incidental and subordinate to the dwelling and must not change the residential character of the property. Georgia counties zone under O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-66. Operators also register for the county occupation tax. Inside Newnan, Senoia, Grantville, and the other municipalities, the city's own code governs instead.
Operating a home business that exceeds the ordinance's incidental-use standards, or without required zoning approval and occupation tax registration, is a code violation subject to notice, fines, and an order to cease until compliant.
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