Business Licensing & Operations in Fairfax County, VA (2026)

Fairfax County, VA, Zoning Ordinance subsec. 4102.5.T (Entertainment, Adult)

An adult entertainment establishment must: (1) Be located in the C-7 District within a regional shopping center; (2) Abut only property that is not used or zoned for residential purposes; and (3) Be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from all religious assemblies, schools, and other adult entertainment establishm...

Fairfax County, VA, Code of Ordinances § 28.2-2-1

(a)It is unlawful for any person to operate a massage establishment in Fairfax County unless that person possesses a valid, unsuspended permit issued by the Department. Only a person who complies with the requirements of this Chapter shall be entitled to receive or retain such a permit. Each permit will be issued to the applicant only. Each permit will be issued only for the place of business d...

Fairfax County Code § 35-1-5

(a)No tattoo establishment shall be opened for business until an application has been approved and permit issued upon compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and all other applicable County ordinances, including the Zoning Ordinance.(b)The current tattoo establishment permit issued by the Administrative Authority pursuant to this Chapter shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in t...

Va. Code § 18.2-371.2

A. No person shall sell to, distribute to, purchase for, or knowingly permit the purchase by any person younger than 21 years of age, knowing or having reason to believe that such person is younger than 21 years of age, any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking. No person shall sell retail tobacco products or hemp products intended for smoking from a vending machine. B. ...

Fairfax County, VA, Code of Ordinances § 33-1-2; § 33-1-14(a)

No person shall engage in the activities of a dealer as defined in Section 33-1-1 without first obtaining a permit from the Director as provided herein, and without complying with all other provisions of this Chapter. Possession of a permit issued in another locality shall not relieve a dealer of the obligation to obtain a permit from the Director. ... Any person convicted of violating any of t...

Fairfax County Code § 33-2-3

(a)No person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker without having a valid license issued by the Director. (b)Upon authorization of the circuit court, the Director may issue to any individual, who has not been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude in the last ten years, a license to engage in the business of a pawnbroker in the county.

Fairfax County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 4102.7.H(2)

A home-based business may only include the following uses: (a) General retail sales, where the sale and delivery of items occurs exclusively online or off-site; (b) Health and exercise facility, small; (c) Household repair and rental service, limited to repairing small household items such as musical ...

Fairfax County, VA, Code of Ordinances § 82-5-32(f)(1)(A)

All operators engaged in immobilizing or towing vehicles without the consent of the vehicle owner in the County and storing those vehicles inside of the County must obtain an Operator Permit from the Department of Cable and Consumer Services prior to the initiation of any such operations, and by January 31 of each subsequent year. The initial application and annual renewal fee for each operator...