Business Licensing & Operations in Brevard County, FL (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Brevard County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Adult Entertainment
Brevard County requires adult entertainment establishments to be licensed and keeps them at least 1,500 feet from schools, churches, day cares, other such businesses, and residentially zoned land.
Brevard County Adult Entertainment Spacing Rules
Significant RestrictionsBrevard County Code § 62-4916
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or any provision of article VI of this chapter, no person shall cause or permit the establishment or operation of any adult entertainment establishment: (1)Within 1,500 feet from any other adult entertainment establishment; (2)Within 1,500 feet from any preexisting religious institution, school or day care center; (3)Within 1,500 feet from any...
Massage Establishments
Unincorporated Brevard requires a county license before any massage or leisure spa business opens, with an annual $250 fee and inspections: separate from state massage therapist licensing under Florida law.
Massage Establishment License in Brevard County
Significant RestrictionsBrevard County Code § 62-4951
No adult bookstore, leisure spa establishment, adult motion picture theater or adult dancing establishment shall be permitted to do business in the county without having first obtained a license as required under this article. Adult entertainment establishments legally in existence and operating on the date that any ordinance amendments are passed by the board are granted permission to file an ...
Secondhand Dealers
Pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers, and secondhand dealers in unincorporated Brevard County operate under Florida Statutes chapter 538, part I, which County Code section 26-3 adopts by reference instead of creating a separate county license.
Secondhand Dealer Licensing in Brevard County
Some RestrictionsBrevard County Code § 26-3
Sec. 26-3. - Pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers and secondhand dealers. The provisions of F.S. ch. 538, pt. I (F.S. § 538.03 et seq.) are adopted by reference. (Code 1979, §§ 7-81—7-85) State Law reference— Local regulation of secondhand dealers, F.S. § 538.17.
Pawnbrokers
Brevard County requires pawnbrokers to hold a business tax receipt, but won't issue one until the applicant proves current state registration as a secondhand dealer under Florida's pawnbroker law.
Pawnbroker Licensing Rules in Brevard County
Some RestrictionsBrevard County Code § 102-83
(a)Every person engaged in the business of pawnbroker is subject to this classification. (b)A business tax receipt required by this section shall not be issued until the person requesting such license displays and exhibits to the tax collector a current state registration as a secondhand dealer as required by F.S. ch. 538, or as subsequently designated by state law.
Towing Companies
Brevard County sets maximum wrecker fees by resolution and forces a one-hour vehicle release window on nonconsensual tows from private property.
Brevard County Non-Consent Towing Rules
Some RestrictionsBrevard County Code § 106-5
Any vehicle removed and stored as a result of a nonconsensual tow from private property or where the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable or otherwise doe snot consent to the removal of the vehicle shall be released within one hour of a request to redeem the vehicle by the vehicle owner or authorized driver/agent per F.S. § 713.78. Tow truck companies... shall have posted prominently...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Brevard County
4 cities in Brevard County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
5 verified rules • Adult Entertainment, Auto Repair on Residential Property
2 verified rules • Adult Entertainment, Towing Companies
3 verified rules • Adult Entertainment, Auto Repair on Residential Property
2 verified rules • Adult Entertainment, Towing Companies
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