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1. What do I need to know to obtain a Business License?

Check with the Zoning Department (at 770-590-8268) to make sure your business meets requirements for the location, and that no special permits are needed.

If changes are being made, contact the Building Services Department (at 770-429-4554) for information regarding permits.

A Certificate of Occupancy from the Building Services Department must be obtained for businesses located in a commercial zoning.

Make an appointment with the Cobb County Fire Marshall's Office (at 770-528-8000) to take two copies of the floor plan drawing for approval.

Bring a stamped copy of the floor plan to Building Services Department and pay the $25.00 permit fee. A permit number will be assigned.

Make appointments for on-site inspections by the building inspectors and the fire department.

After approval from fire department and building inspector, a Certificate of Occupancy may be obtained from Building Services.

If business is located in a home, a statement must be signed regarding residency restrictions.

After obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy application may be made for an Occupational Tax Certificate.

If you are a corporation, a copy of your Certificate of Incorporation from the State is required.

State licensed businesses must provide a copy of their State License.

Any type of ownership other that sole proprietorship must provide a federal tax identification number.

2. Where can I find out about taxes in the City?

The major responsibility of Property Tax Billing is to ensure effective management of all taxes levied by the City which includes: real estate, personal property, Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority (KDDA), and public utilities.

Assessed values are established by the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s Office and are currently calculated at 40 percent of the fair market value.

The public utility assessments are supplied to the City by the State Revenue Department.

Taxes on all the above categories are levied in the fall of each year on the assessed valuation of property of the preceding January 1 and are due sixty (60) days from the date of billing.

Ad Valorem taxes on motor vehicles and mobile homes are collected by the Cobb County Tax Commissioner and remitted to the City.

The Tax Division maintains a monthly ledger on these tax payments as they are received.

For more information contact Christy Huiel at chuiel@kennesaw-ga.gov.

3. Where do I pay my Property taxes?

Please remit payment of Property taxes to:

City of Kennesaw
Property Tax Division
2529 J.O. Stephenson Avenue
Kennesaw, GA 30144

4. Which holidays does the City of Kennesaw observe?

The following holidays are observed by the City of Kennesaw: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the day preceding or following Christmas depending upon when Christmas falls (see chart below).

If Christmas is on a Sunday, then observed holidays are Saturday & Monday.
If Christmas is on a Monday, then observed holidays are Monday & Tuesday.
If Christmas is on a Tuesday, then observed holidays are Monday & Tuesday.
If Christmas is on a Wednesday, then observed holidays are Tuesday & Wednesday.
If Christmas is on a Thursday, then observed holidays are Wednesday & Thursday.
If Christmas is on a Friday, then observed holidays are Thursday & Friday.
If Christmas is on a Saturday, then observed holidays are Friday & Saturday.