Business Licensing & Operations in Catoosa County, GA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Catoosa County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Adult Entertainment
Adult entertainment establishments in unincorporated Catoosa County need a business tax certificate and can only operate in a C-1 commercial zone under Section 10-37. Every use must sit at least 700 feet from homes, churches, schools, hospitals, day cares, other adult businesses, and alcohol retailers. Hours are capped at 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. weekdays, with a shortened Saturday, and violations are misdemeanors that also trigger license suspension.
Catoosa County Adult Business Location Rules
Significant RestrictionsCatoosa County Code §§ 10-33, 10-37, 10-38
(f)An adult entertainment establishment shall not be open for patronage except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. ... (b)Commercial districts only. No adult entertainment establishment shall be located in any district other than a C-1 zone.(c)Restrictions on location. No adult entertainment establishment shall be lo...
Massage Establishments
Catoosa County licenses massage parlors under its adult entertainment article. Section 10-69(c) requires a medical doctor's health certificate for every applicant, and Section 10-101 requires each massage-giving employee to be a licensed masseuse or masseur unless directly supervised in the same room. Massage parlors also pay an annual county regulatory fee under Section 70-175, due January 1 and delinquent after March 1.
Massage Parlor License Rules in Catoosa County
Some RestrictionsCatoosa County Code §§ 10-32, 10-69, 10-101, 10-105
Massage parlor means any establishment to which the public is invited and wherein the business, trade or profession of a masseur or masseuse is practiced. ... (c)Each application for a license to operate a massage parlor must include the following items:(1)A current health certificate of a medical doctor, covering either the applicant individually or, if the applicant is a corporation, covering...
Secondhand Dealers
Chapter 62 Secondhand Goods has no general dealer-licensing article in unincorporated Catoosa County (only a junkyard article survives); the county's only regulation of secondhand-type dealers is the Sec. 70-175(1)(j) regulatory fee on 'Dealers in precious metals,' whose Table 1.3 fee amount is currently blank.
Precious Metals Dealer Fee, Catoosa County
Light RestrictionsCatoosa County Code §§ 62-31—62-34, 70-175, 70-180
(1)Applicability. ... Pursuant to the authority granted in O.C.G.A. § 48-13-8(a), there is hereby imposed a regulatory fee upon the following categories of businesses, professions, practitioners and occupations transacting business within the unincorporated areas of the county: ... (j)Dealers in precious metals; ... (3)Collection and payment of regulatory fees.(a)The regulatory fee required her...
Pawnbrokers
Catoosa County lists pawnbrokers among the businesses subject to a regulatory fee under Sec. 70-175(1)(h), collected because the county customarily inspects or investigates such operators to protect public health, safety and welfare. The fee is due each January 1 and delinquent after March 1.
Pawnbroker Regulatory Fee, Catoosa County
Light RestrictionsCatoosa County Code §§ 70-175, 70-177, 70-178
(1)Applicability. ... Pursuant to the authority granted in O.C.G.A. § 48-13-8(a), there is hereby imposed a regulatory fee upon the following categories of businesses, professions, practitioners and occupations transacting business within the unincorporated areas of the county: ... (h)Pawnbrokers; ... The county manager (or such other county officer as designated by the board from time to time)...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Unincorporated Catoosa County will not license auto repair as a home-based business, with or without a garage. The Unified Development Code lists it among ten uses expressly excluded from the county's home occupation category, so no floor-area allowance or business license can legalize it on a residential lot.
Catoosa County Bars Home Auto Repair
Heavy RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 5.02.02(B)(1)(d)
B.Prohibited Uses.1)The following uses shall not be considered home occupations and are prohibited:a.Towing truck business/wrecker service;b.Auto detailing;c.Private clubs;d.Auto repair (with or without a garage);
Towing Companies
For county facilities in unincorporated Catoosa County, Sec. 74-103 adopts O.C.G.A. § 44-1-13 wholesale to govern towing, storage and maximum fees, requires signage disclosing towing charges, and has the county manager designate the authorized towing and storage operator; the Sheriff enforces it.
Non-Consent Tow Rules, Catoosa County
Some RestrictionsCatoosa County Code § 74-103
The provisions of O.C.G.A. § 44-1-13 governing the removal of improperly parked vehicles are hereby adopted and incorporated into this article as if set forth verbatim herein. Any and all signage erected as authorized under section 74-102 shall contain the notice language concerning towing and storage of vehicles and charging of fees as required by O.C.G.A. § 44-l-13(a.1). The provisions of O.C...
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