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Planning Commission backs tighter home‑based business standards, sends favorable recommendation to commissioners
Summary
DeKalb County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend text amendments clarifying home‑based business definitions and standards, adding explicit exclusions (junkyards, certain outdoor storage) and allowing screened outdoor storage in some cases; item will go to county commissioners with suggested edits.
The DeKalb County Planning Commission voted to forward a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance clarifying home‑based business standards and definitions with a favorable recommendation to the County Commissioners.
Staff explained the proposal would consolidate multiple legacy definitions (home occupation, home workshop, home enterprise) into a single 'home based business' category and add clearer examples of uses that…
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