Troup County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Troup County Code § 10-47
- Spacing distance
- 1,500 feet from churches, schools, parks, homes
- Nonconforming grace period
- 6 months (§ 10-48)
- Hours ban
- 10 p.m.-11 a.m. weekdays/Saturdays, closed Sunday (§ 10-59)
- Alcohol
- prohibited on premises (§ 10-56)
- License term
- 1 year, revocable (§§ 10-42, 10-44)
Summary
Troup County Code Sec. 10-47 bars a sexually oriented business from operating within 1,500 feet of a church, school, park, residentially zoned land, or another such business, and confines them to commercial adult districts, backed by licensing, hour limits, and revocation rules in chapter 10, article II.
Sexually oriented businesses shall be permitted in any commercial adult district provided that: (1)The sexually oriented business may not be operated within:a.One thousand five hundred feet of a church, synagogue, mosque, temple or building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities;b.One thousand five hundred feet of the following: A public or private educational facility including, but not limited to, child day care facilities, nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, private schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education school, junior colleges, and universities ... d.One thousand five hundred feet of the property line of a lot zoned for any type of residential use or devoted to a residential use as defined in the zoning code; ore.One thousand five hundred feet of another sexually oriented business.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-47 confines sexually oriented businesses to a commercial adult district and bars them from locating within 1,500 feet of a church, synagogue, mosque, or temple; a public or private school from day care through university; a public park or recreation area; the property line of residentially zoned or used land; or another sexually oriented business, measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures. A business already lawfully sited when the ordinance took effect but that runs afoul of new location rules becomes a nonconforming use under Sec.
10-48, allowed to continue only six months, or until 30 days of voluntary discontinuance, before it must close or convert. Beyond spacing, the article regulates hours: Sec. 10-59 bars any sexually oriented business except an adult motel from opening between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and bans opening at all on Sundays or state legal holidays, with a violation charged as a misdemeanor. Sec. 10-56 flatly prohibits selling, using, or consuming alcohol on the premises, and Sec. 10-57 bars anyone under 18 from entering or remaining, requiring an attendant at every public entrance during business hours.
An operator's license runs one year from issuance under Sec. 10-42 and must be renewed at least 30 days before expiration; the building official can suspend a license for up to 30 days or revoke it outright for violations such as permitting alcohol, prostitution, drug activity, or underage entry on the premises under Sec. 10-44.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside the 1,500-foot spacing rule or past the Sec. 10-48 amortization window, or violating hours, alcohol, or minors restrictions, is cause for license suspension of up to 30 days or revocation under Secs. 10-43 and 10-44, plus prosecution as a misdemeanor for hours violations under Sec. 10-59; a revoked or denied applicant cannot reapply for one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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