Thursday, August 30, 2007

Home based businesses - DeKalb Zoning Law

Except for the newer neighborhoods with covenants, most of the Dunwoody North Communities' covenants have expired therefore DeKalb County Codes are our only enforceable covenants. In order to preserve everyone’s property rights we would like to remind residents to please be cognizant of the DeKalb zoning regulations. Below are the regulations that residents operating a business out of their home must be following.

Section 27-571 Home occupations. The following provisions shall apply to home occupations:

A. There shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation.

B. No use shall create noise, dust, vibration, odor, smoke, glare or electrical interference that would be detectable beyond the dwelling unit.

C. The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit and only persons living in the dwelling unit shall be employed at the location of the home occupation.

D. No more than 25 percent of the dwelling unit and in no case more than 500 square feet, whichever is less, may be used for the conduct of the home occupation.

E. No use shall involve public contact on the property and no article, product or service shall be sold on the premises other than by telephone.

F. No materials or equipment shall be stored on the premises upon which the home occupation is located, except where such materials and equipment are stored entirely within the residence.

G. No vehicle other than a passenger automobile, passenger van, or passenger truck shall be used in the conduct of a home occupation, and no other vehicle shall be parked or stored on such premises.

H. No home occupation shall be operated so as to create or cause a nuisance.

I. Home occupation shall not include the use of a dwelling unit for the purpose of operating any automobile repair establishment, taxi service, van service, limousine service, wrecker service, car wash, or ammunition or firearms sales establishment.

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