Cobb County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Residence buffer
- 750 feet
- School/church/park buffer
- 1,500 feet
- Other adult business buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Alcohol seller buffer
- 500 feet
- License
- Business and employee license required
Summary
Cobb County bars sexually oriented businesses from locating within 750 feet of homes, 1,500 feet of schools or churches, 1,000 feet of another such business, or 500 feet of alcohol sellers.
It shall be unlawful to establish, operate, or cause to be operated a sexually oriented business in unincorporated Cobb County that is:(1)Within 750 feet of a residence or residential zoning district;(2)Within 1,500 feet of a church, school, governmentally owned or operated building, library, civic center, public park, hospital, community club, or prison;(3)Within 1,000 feet of another sexually oriented business; or(4)Within 500 feet of an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or to sell alcoholic beverages as a package store.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 78-338 bans sexually oriented businesses in unincorporated Cobb County from locating within 750 feet of a residence or residential zoning district, 1,500 feet of a church, school, library, park, hospital or prison, 1,000 feet of another sexually oriented business, or 500 feet of an alcohol-selling establishment. Sec. 78-322 separately requires both the business and its employees to hold sexually oriented business licenses issued through the community development agency before operating.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a sexually oriented business license, or in a barred location, is unlawful under Sec. 78-322 and Sec. 78-338, subject to license denial, suspension, revocation or criminal penalty.
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