Business Licensing & Operations in Flagler County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Flagler County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Unincorporated Flagler County confines adult entertainment establishments and sexually oriented businesses to the industrial zoning district and bans them within 1,000 feet of another such business, any residential zone, school, church, or public park. Operating without a county license is a misdemeanor.
Flagler County Adult Business Zoning & License
Significant RestrictionsFlagler County Code §§ 19-78, 19-79
All adult entertainment establishments within Flagler County, Florida shall be limited to the industrial zoning district as designated by the Land Development Code of Flagler County, and shall be subject to all restrictions enumerated herein. ... No person shall cause or permit the operation, establishment, substantial enlargement, or transfer of ownership or control of an adult entertainment e...
Tattoo & Body Modification
In unincorporated Flagler County, Florida, the Land Development Code names tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments as a prohibited use in the R/C (Residential/Limited Commercial) district and within the A1A Scenic Corridor portion of the C-2 general commercial district. This is a zoning-based ban, not a licensing scheme, and applies only outside Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Marineland and Bunnell.
Tattoo Parlors Banned in Flagler County Zones
Significant RestrictionsFlagler County Land Development Code, §§ 3.03.13.C.4 and 3.03.17.BII.7
C.Prohibited uses.1.Any use not specifically permitted by right or by special exception.2.Adult entertainment establishments as defined by section 19-71 et seq. of the Flagler County Code, "Sexually Oriented Business and Adult Entertainment Establishments", and including any production and/or distribution of internet or computer distributed adult modeling.3.Vehicular sales, service and display ...
Tobacco Retail License
Unincorporated Flagler County does not issue its own tobacco retail license; that comes from the state under Fla. Stat. ch. 569. What county Code Sec. 19-2 does regulate is display: tobacco products cannot sit in an open, customer-accessible display unless it is in a restricted access area, aimed at underage sales.
Flagler County Tobacco Display Rule
Some RestrictionsFlagler County Code § 19-2
(a)Intent. This section is intended to prevent the sale or delivery of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18) by regulating the commercial marketing and placement of such products. ... (c)Placement of tobacco products in open display unit. No vendor, person or entity shall sell, offer for sale or place tobacco products in an open display unit unless such unit is located in a...
Towing Companies
Flagler County caps nonconsensual tow, storage and wrecker fees by resolution under Chapter 20, Article VI, and runs a sheriff's-office rotation list for law-enforcement-requested tows. Operators who overcharge, chase wrecks, or miss calls face a written warning, then a 30-day suspension, then permanent removal from the rotation.
Wrecker and Towing Rules, Flagler County
Some RestrictionsFlagler County Code of Ordinances, Secs. 20-341, 20-346(a)
Nonconsensual tow shall mean the removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or the removal and storage of vehicles in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle, as authorized by F.S. § 125.0103. .....
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Flagler County
1 cities in Flagler County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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