Villa Rica seeks to ease small home‑based approvals but will rewrite language to prevent subdivision loopholes
Staff proposed exemptions to utility-availability letter requirements for home occupations with up to two employees and single-family homes on single parcels, but council asked staff to tighten language to prevent developers from using the change to build multiple lots without full subdivision review.
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City staff proposed amendments to develop Appendix A (Section 200) of Villa Rica’s development regulations that would exempt two narrow categories from the Water & Wastewater Utilities letter-of-availability requirement: (1) home-occupation business-license requests employing no more than two people, unless staff determines the business would significantly impact utility systems; and (2) the construction of one single-family residence on a single, vacant parcel.
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