South Fulton, GA Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

11 governs every home occupation permitted in a South Fulton residential zoning district. Staffing is limited to members of the resident family only, no outside employees. The business may use the smaller of 25 percent of the dwelling's gross floor area or 750 square feet, and it cannot spread into a detached garage, shed or other accessory structure under subsection (c). Nothing tied to the occupation, storage, product display, or business activity, may be visible from outside the structure, and the operation cannot generate offensive traffic, sound, smell, vibration, light or dust, or create a nuisance.

Certain uses are barred outright regardless of scale: auto repair, restaurants, keeping of animals, funeral homes, retail or wholesale shops, motel-type establishments and taxi services are all listed as prohibited home occupations. Operators must hold the appropriate occupational and business licensing before starting. Machinery or equipment audible beyond the dwelling, sewing machines, saws, drills, musical instruments, is also prohibited. Vehicles used for the business must belong to residents only and park off-street within the driveway, and goods cannot be transported by truck. Sign placement for a home occupation is controlled separately under Article 7's residential sign standards, referenced directly in subsection (d). Together these standards keep a home occupation invisible from the street and contained inside the house itself rather than the yard or an outbuilding.