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Planning commission approves 24-month home-occupation permit for basement T-shirt printing business
Summary
The commission approved a land-use permit allowing a basement-based, print-on-demand T-shirt business at a single-family home with conditions: no on-site customers or employees, no exterior signs, one commercial vehicle limit and a 24-month permit term.
The Kennesaw Planning and Zoning Commission on March 5 approved a land-use permit allowing a home-based T-shirt printing and shipping operation from the basement of a single-family house at 4227 Harley Trace.
Seth Simms, planning staff, described the application as a "home occupation" that will print and ship shirts from a designated 127-square-foot area in the basement. Staff noted the applicant had obtained Homeowners Association approval from Legacy Park and that staff had received no resident complaints in advance of the hearing.
The applicant, who did not provide a first and last name on the record, described the business model as "print on demand," saying: "I print 1 shirt at a time per customer. So they are individual shirts wrapped in mailers that I take to the post office to ship out." Commissioners asked whether orders would be mailed from the home; the applicant confirmed that items are individually packaged and taken to the post office for shipment.
Staff read recommended stipulations into the record. Those conditions limited the permit to the current applicant for the life of the home-based business, prohibited on-site clients/customers or employees, required that no evidence of the business be visible from the public right of way (including no signs), allowed no more than one commercial vehicle dedicated to the business, and set the permit duration at 24 months from the date of final approval by mayor and council. Staff explained that the 24-month limit is the maximum allowed under the city ordinance and is intended to encourage successful home businesses to relocate to commercial zoning as they grow.
Commissioner Trim asked why the 24-month limit applied; staff replied it is the ordinance maximum and intended to support a transition into commercial areas if the business expands. Commissioner Patterson moved to approve LU202501 with staff'recommended stipulations; Commissioner Jackson seconded. The commission voted 4-0 in favor; the chair recorded the motion carried.
The permit allows the applicant to operate a small, print-on-demand e-commerce business from the home subject to those restrictions; any change of use, transfer of the permit or expansion would require new review by the city.
