Clayton County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

The Clayton County short-term rental ordinance does not state a maximum number of guests. Section 22-900 provides that the article's definitions and regulations are cumulative to Section 1.5 of the county zoning ordinance, so a unit must remain a permitted use in its zoning district and comply with density and dwelling-unit rules there. Section 22-901(c) further requires each property to pass a building and fire code inspection before a permit issues, and those codes govern the safe occupant load. Because the STR must be inside or adjacent to the owner's occupied dwelling on the same property, it functions as an accessory use rather than a stand-alone lodging operation.