Business Licensing & Operations in Oconee County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Oconee County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Oconee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Anyone who wants to run a sexually oriented business in unincorporated Oconee County must first obtain a permit from the county planning director, and the business cannot sit within 1,000 feet of a church, school, residence, park or another sexually oriented business. The county also caps hours: no opening before 10:00 a.m., no staying open past 2:00 a.m., and no operation at all on Sunday.

Oconee County Sexually Oriented Business Permit

Significant Restrictions

Oconee County Code §§ 32-46, 32-57(e)

Every person or entity engaged or intending to engage in a sexually oriented business, as defined in this article, is required to obtain a sexually oriented business permit (referred to in this article as a permit) from the county before initiating operation of the business. ... No sexually oriented business shall be established, located, or operated on a parcel that is within 1,000 feet of any...

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Tattoo & Body Modification

Oconee County will not issue a tattoo studio a letter of compliance unless the site clears every distance test the planning director checks. Sec. 32-420 bars a tattooing facility within 1,000 feet of any church, school, or playground, caps the distance from an existing commercial area at a quarter mile, and confines studios to arterial or collector roads, never a local street.

Oconee County Tattoo Facility Location Rules

Significant Restrictions

Oconee County Code §§ 32-415, 32-420

It is the purpose of this article to regulate tattooing facilities in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Oconee County, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious locating and concentration of tattooing businesses within the county. ... (a)Tattooing facilities shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a church, school,...

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