Get Started
Ready to start a business in Kennesaw? Follow these steps below:
1. Verify your business complies with zoning regulations and minimum parking requirements before you sign a lease/buy property:
Locate your property on the Official Zoning Map to determine the designated zone.
Look up and confirm permitted uses in the corresponding zoning district in the Kennesaw City Code.
Look up and confirm required parking minimums in Sec. 6.06.06 of the Kennesaw City Code.
Contact Planning & Zoning with any zoning or parking questions:
2. Apply for a business license by submitting the following documentation (as applicable*):
Completed Residential or Commercial Application Form.
3. Follow the steps on your Certificate of Occupancy Form to Completion.
4. Additional Licensing:
5. Apply for building permits for any physical alterations to your business location (after obtaining the Certificate of Occupancy):
Obtain a building permit for exterior or interior construction or renovation
Obtain a trade permit for specific electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work
Obtain a land disturbance/site development permit for any new construction/site development/changes in square footage
Obtain a sign permit for signs on your property, including signs painted on a building and temporary signs
Obtain a tree permit for tree removal, replacement, and pruning
Business Concierge Services
Tanyel Aviles, the City's Business Recruitment & Retention Manager, is here to help any new and existing business navigate city processes.