Business Licensing & Operations in Franklin County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Franklin County confines adult cabarets, adult motion picture theaters and adult retail stores to the C-2 zoning district and imposes strict spacing rules under Code Section 3.5-29. Operators also need a sexually oriented business license under Section 3.5-32, with an initial and annual renewal fee of $1,000 plus $100 per employee under Section 3.5-34.
Adult Business Zoning and Licensing Rules
Significant RestrictionsFranklin County Code §§ 3.5-29, 3.5-32, 3.5-34
(b)Such uses shall be allowed in the C-2 zoning district, subject to additional locational restrictions set forth in this section.(c)No such use shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of any other adult retail store, adult motion picture theater or adult cabaret.(d)No such use shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of an operating elementary, middle or high school or of an oper...
Tobacco Retail License
Unincorporated Franklin County retailers cannot display tobacco products on open, self-service shelving. The Merchandising of Tobacco Products Ordinance requires vendor-assisted sales for every retailer, stand, booth or concession that sells tobacco, unless the store already restricts entry to adults only.
Franklin County FL Tobacco Self-Service Ban
Significant RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 13-133
No person, business, tobacco retailer, or other establishment subject to this article shall sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale, or display for sale any tobacco products by means of self-service merchandising. Only vendor assisted sales are allowed, unless access to the premises by persons under the age of eighteen (18) is prohibited by the person, business, tobacco retailer, or other estab...
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