Business Licensing & Operations in Houston County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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Adult Entertainment
Houston County requires a license before anyone opens an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult arcade, escort bureau or adult dancing establishment. Erotic dance clubs must post two-foot stages, keep dancers ten feet from patrons and close by 2:00 a.m., per Code Chapter 3.
Houston County Adult Entertainment License
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 3-5
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult minimotion picture theater, adult hotel or motel, adult motion picture arcade, cabaret, encounter center, escort bureau or adult business or adult dancing establishment unless such business shall have a currently valid license, or shall have made proper application for renewal within the time ...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Houston County flatly bars motor vehicle repair or maintenance as a home business. Section 95.4.2 of the Comprehensive Land Development Regulations excludes auto repair from the small-scale services a resident can run out of a house, alongside large-scale manufacturing and cabinet shops.
Houston County Home Auto Repair Ban
Heavy RestrictionsHouston County, GA Comprehensive Land Development Regulations § 95.4.2
95.4.2 Home businesses shall not include the repair and/or maintenance of motor vehicles, large scale manufacturing, cabinet or furniture shops or any use which will create noise, noxious odors or any hazard that may endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the neighborhood or a business requiring a Federal Alcohol, Tobacco or Firearm License.
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