Floyd County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited district
- N-O-C Neighborhood Office Commercial
- Governing section
- ULDC § 3.3.2(g)(6)
- Banned uses
- Massage, tanning, nail care, skin care, boutiques
- Allowed but capped
- Barber/beauty shops, 2 chairs max
- Barber/beauty hours
- 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Saturday
- Scope
- Applies to unincorporated county, per code's own note
Summary
In Floyd County's Neighborhood Office Commercial (N-O-C) zoning district, massage services can't operate at all, licensed or not. Section 3.3.2(g)(6) of the Unified Land Development Code bars massage, tanning, nail care, and skin care businesses from the district outright, while capping beauty and barber shops there at two chairs and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. hours.
g.N-O-C Neighborhood Office Commercial.(1)The N-O-C Neighborhood Office Commercial District is established to accommodate modestly sized professional offices and retail services in close proximity to and in harmony with nearby residential properties. ... (6)Beauty shops and barber shops in this district shall have no more than two (2) chairs or operator stations. Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Tanning salons, nail care, massage, and skin care services; boutiques; or other uses customarily associated with beauty shop and barber shops businesses shall not be permitted in this zoning district (NOTE: Adopted by the County, not by the City).
Full Breakdown
2(g)(1)-(3) of the Unified Land Development Code. , Monday through Saturday, but bans tanning salons, nail care, massage, and skin care services, along with boutiques and other uses customarily associated with beauty and barber shops, from the district entirely. The code text itself carries a parenthetical note that the massage and personal-service ban was adopted by the county, not by the City of Rome, meaning it applies specifically to N-O-C zoned property in unincorporated Floyd County. Other N-O-C limits reinforce how tightly the district is meant to be used: new buildings can't exceed 2,500 square feet, restaurants are limited to custom-service operations with no drive-in windows, uses are capped at 150 vehicle trips per day, and building design, buffers, and parking go through review by a Special Review Panel made up of the Director of Planning, the Historic Preservation Director, and the Chief Building Official.
Because the ban is tied to this one zoning district, a massage business isn't barred countywide; it just can't locate on property zoned N-O-C, and would need to be in a district such as Community Commercial or Heavy Commercial instead.
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage, tanning, nail-care, or skin-care business on property zoned N-O-C violates Section 3.3.2(g)(6) and is enforceable by the Rome-Floyd County Planning Department/Building Inspection Department under the Unified Land Development Code's administration and enforcement provisions. The business would need to relocate to a zoning district that allows personal-service uses, or the property would need to be rezoned, before it could lawfully operate. Beauty and barber shops that exceed two chairs or that operate outside the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-through-Saturday window in N-O-C likewise violate the same subsection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I open a massage business in a Floyd County N-O-C zoned property?
Are barber shops allowed in Floyd County's N-O-C district?
Does this massage ban apply throughout all of Floyd County?
Sources & Official References
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