Snellville Ord. 2019-15 (Sept 2019) requires a separate Snellville business license for each short-term rental (rentals of 30 consecutive nights or less). Application fee $250 new / $100 renewal, filed with the Planning Department, and a Gwinnett County hotel/motel occupancy tax certificate is required before listing.
Adopted as Ordinance 2019-15 in September 2019, Snellville's short-term rental regulations define an STR as a dwelling rented for thirty (30) consecutive nights or less and require the property owner to file an application with the Snellville Planning Department before any rental activity. A separate business license is required for each STR unit, except that an owner with multiple STRs in the same residential community may apply for one consolidated license. The 2026 application packet sets fees at $250 for new applicants and $100 for renewal. Required submittals include square footage and maximum occupancy, parking-space verification, code and life-safety verification, and proof of a Snellville hotel/motel excise tax registration certificate (Snellville's local rate is 8% under O.C.G.A. 48-13-51(b), in addition to the 4% state sales tax and the $5/night state hotel-motel fee). Operators must install security cameras recording all entrances and driveways, and provide sufficient paved off-street parking — guest parking on right-of-ways is prohibited. Enforcement follows a warning-then-fine-then-revocation progression administered by the Planning Department and Snellville Code Enforcement.
Operating an STR without a Snellville business license, without a hotel/motel tax certificate, or out of compliance with the application terms triggers a written warning, then escalating fines, then license revocation per the ordinance.
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