Business Licensing & Operations in Granville County, NC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Granville County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Adult Entertainment
Anyone operating an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult live entertainment business, or massage business in unincorporated Granville County needs a county license carrying a fee set in the fee manual, and the use must sit at least 1,000 feet from another adult establishment and from residential zones, churches, schools, and child care centers, open only 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Adult Establishment Licensing in Granville County
Significant RestrictionsGranville County Code §§ 8-31, 8-32, 32-230
Adult establishment means an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult mini motion picture theater, adult live entertainment business, or massage business. ... A license fee as set from time to time and in the fee manual in the county clerk's office shall be required by the county to operate an adult establishment. ... (1)No adult establishment shall be located within 1,000 feet of a...
Massage Establishments
Granville County requires anyone operating a massage parlor, health salon, physical culture studio or club, or working as a masseur or masseuse, in the unincorporated county to obtain a license from the board of commissioners. Sec. 8-31 sets moral-character, health-certificate and employee-registration requirements, restricts operating hours to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and lets the sheriff's department inspect treatment records and recommend license revocation.
Granville County Massage Parlor License Rules
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 8-31
(a)Purpose of section. To protect the general health, safety, welfare and morals, the licensing provisions specified in this article are ordained for the privilege of carrying on the business, trade or profession of masseur or masseuse and for the operation or carrying on of the businesses, trade or professions commonly known as massage parlors, health salons, physical culture studios, clubs or...
Secondhand Dealers
Operating a junkyard within 1,000 feet of a primary or secondary road in unincorporated Granville County requires a permit from the Board of Commissioners, granted only on a sworn statement that the operation complies with the county's Junkyard Control Act. Applications go through the county building inspector, and violations carry escalating criminal fines.
Junkyard/Junk Dealer Permit, Granville County
Significant RestrictionsGranville County Code §§ 26-65, 26-68
No person shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet to the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a primary or secondary road without obtaining a permit from the board of commissioners, which shall only be issued upon the person seeking the permit submitting a statement, under oath, that the existing or proposed junkyard does not violate any of the p...
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