Business Licensing & Operations in Cherokee County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina.
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Adult Entertainment
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, a sexually oriented business needs a county permit before it opens and must sit 1,000 feet from churches, schools, parks, day care centers, nursing homes and other such businesses, and 200 feet from the property line of any residential dwelling (Cherokee County Code §§ 13-233(a) and 13-240).
Sexually Oriented Business Permits in Unincorporated Cherokee County, SC
Significant RestrictionsCherokee County Code § 13-233(a); § 13-240(1)
(a)Location requirements:(1)The establishment of a sexually oriented business shall be permitted subject to the following restrictions. No person shall cause or permit the establishment of any of the sexually oriented businesses named hereinabove within one thousand (1,000) feet of the uses identified below. ... a.Churches or other religious institutions as defined hereinabove; orb.Schools as d...
Secondhand Dealers
In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, every junkyard needs a permit from the building codes department, and the definition covers any establishment that stores, keeps, buys or sells junk. County staff inspect the permit each year, and it is issued only after fencing and screening are complete.
Junk Dealer and Junkyard Permits in Unincorporated Cherokee County, SC
Significant RestrictionsCherokee County Code § 7-144
(1)All junkyards are required to obtain a junkyard permit. Such permit shall be valid for the life of the operation, assuming it does not cease operation, from the date of issuance and will have to be inspected by county staff each year to maintain the original permit. A permit shall be issued by the building codes department upon completion of fencing and screening requirements. For junkyards ...
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