Home baking: cakes, bread, cookies in Peachtree City, GA Beta

Home baking: cakes, bread, cookies in Peachtree City

Order from a home baker in Peachtree City and the kitchen may be in your own village or the next one over: the city was planned as villages, each with its own shops, parks and elementary school. In the 2020 Census, about a third of the city's households (34.7%) had children under 18, which adds up to a lot of birthday cakes.

Baking for pay in your own Peachtree City home is a home occupation under the zoning code. The mixing, baking and decorating happen inside the house, nothing about the business may be visible from the street, and you need a written zoning letter from the city planner before the city issues your occupation tax license. Customers collecting an order park off the street, in the driveway.

Peachtree City's paths link neighborhoods with schools, places of worship and parks, so an order can come home from a neighbor's kitchen by golf cart instead of by car.

Good to know in Peachtree City

• If a business needs a health permit or similar approval, the city asks to see it before issuing a business registration. (Peachtree City Code Sec. 74-51 (city code saved Sept. 15, 2026))
• The city code adopts the county's food-service rules; whether those reach a home kitchen is a state and county question, so check with the city before taking paid orders. (Peachtree City Code Sec. 42-1(1) (city code saved Sept. 15, 2026))
• No one may run a business from a mobile vehicle or on the city's sidewalks, parks, parking lots or other public land. (Peachtree City Code Sec. 58-7(b) (city code saved Sept. 15, 2026))
• Since July 1, 2025, Georgia lets you sell home-made foods that don't need refrigeration, such as breads, cakes, cookies, jams and candy, without a state license, as long as you take a food handler course and tell buyers the food was made in a home kitchen. (agr.ga.gov)
• Anyone in Georgia who regularly sells goods such as crafts, baked goods or produce must register with the Georgia Department of Revenue and collect sales tax. (codes.findlaw.com)