§ 9.4. Permitted home occupations.

The following uses shall be permitted provided that they shall meet the development standards as provided in section 9.3 and are operated so as not to create a nuisance.

9.4-1 A family day care home is a day care facility, as that term is defined in article 4, which provides care for no more than six children in a residential home. Upon proof presented to the zoning administrator of Cherokee County that the owner of any parcel of land located in Cherokee County, desiring to maintain a family day care home has complied with and met all State Regulations as required by the appropriate department of the State of Georgia having authority over the same, further showing that said compliance and approval is current, then maintenance of family day care home shall be an allowed home occupation in the following declared zoning districts of Cherokee County, subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter stated, to-wit:

(a)

A family day care home, providing care for up to and including a total of six children in a residential home, for which the possessor of the home receives compensation, shall be allowed as a permitted use in zoning classifications AG, R-80, R-60, R-40, R-30, R-20, R-15, and PUD, provided that the parcel has a total acreage for said zoning classification.

Under no event shall the permitted uses under this ordinance be deemed to circumvent any of the regulations of the State of Georgia, nor be deemed to allow a use by any individual who has not first been approved by the appropriate department having authority over the same for the State of Georgia.

In no event shall the uses as permitted under this ordinance require Cherokee County, its departments or employees to be responsible for enforcement of any requirements placed on an individual by the State of Georgia, or to have any responsibility to anyone, where someone is maintaining a facility as would otherwise be allowed under this ordinance without first meeting all State of Georgia requirements and regulations.

9.4-2 Home crafts, such, as model making, rug weaving and lapidary work.

9.4-3 Instructional or tutoring services within an enclosed building.

9.4-4 Outdoor instructional services for swimming, outdoor instructional services for tennis. Other outdoor instructional services shall be permitted with the approval by the planning commission.

9.4-5 Office facility of a salesman, sales representative or manufacturers representative provided there is no manufacturing, production or storage on the premises provided.

9.4-6 Office facility of an architect, broker, engineer, insurance agent, land surveyor, lawyer, real estate agent, computer programmer, dentist, physician and other similar professions for consultation.

9.4-7 Painting, sculpturing, composing and writing.

9.4-8 Telephone answering service and office service to include typing, bookkeeping, transcribing and data entry.

9.4-9 Operation of any wholesale or retail business, which is conducted entirely by mail, and does not involve the sale, shipment, or delivery of merchandise on the premises.

9.4-10 Barber shop and beauty salon.

(Ord. No. 2011-Z-001, 3-1-11; Ord. No. 2018-O-11, 10-16-18)