Business Licensing & Operations in Orange County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orange County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Before an adult entertainment establishment can operate in unincorporated Orange County it needs a license granted by the county tax collector, and the code then confines where it may sit: at least 1,500 feet from residential zoning, schools, churches, parks, and other adult businesses, at least 200 feet from bars, and only inside an industrial zoned district.
Orange County Adult Entertainment License Spacing
Significant RestrictionsOrange County Code §§ 3-26(a), 3-76(a)(4), 3-76(b)
No adult entertainment establishment shall be permitted to operate without having been first granted an adult entertainment license by the tax collector under this chapter...no person shall propose, cause or permit the operation of...an adult entertainment establishment which...would...be located within:...(4) Fifteen hundred (1,500) feet of an area zoned within the county or a municipality for...
Secondhand Dealers
Orange County requires anyone operating a junkyard or buying and selling scrap metal, wrecked cars or other used and discarded material in the unincorporated county to hold a local business tax receipt under Section 25-95. Scrap metal processors pay $150 per location annually, junk dealers pay $100, and itinerant junk buyers who travel from place to place pay $30 and must report every purchase to the sheriff's office.
Orange County Junk Dealer License Rules
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 25-95
Junk dealer means any person who is engaged in the business of operating a junkyard. Junkyard means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk...(b)Every person engaged in business as a scrap metal processor shall pay an annual business tax of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each location.(c)Every person enga...
Pawnbrokers
Every pawnbroker operating in unincorporated Orange County must hold a local business tax receipt under Section 25-101, paying a base $75 per location plus an added tax scaled to the number of workers, from $30 for up to ten workers to $90 for more than forty. Pawnbrokers must record every pledge and sale, including the seller's thumbprint, and report those transactions to the sheriff's office every month.
Orange County Pawnbroker License Rules
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 25-101
(a)Every person engaged in business as a pawnbroker shall pay a business tax of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each place of business, plus a business tax determined by the maximum number of workers as set forth below:(1)For one (1) through ten (10) workers-Thirty dollars ($30.00)...(5)For forty-one (41) or more workers-Ninety dollars ($90.00).(b)Pawnbrokers shall keep a complete and true re...
Towing Companies
Companies that trespass-tow or immobilize vehicles from private property in Orange County must hold a county business tax receipt before operating, on top of complying with state towing law.
Orange County Trespass Towing Business Permit
Significant RestrictionsOrange County Code § 35-56(a)
Business tax receipt required. Every person, company, corporation, or other entity that owns or operates a service that engages in trespass towing or immobilization of vehicles or vessels for compensation within Orange County must obtain a business tax receipt issued by Orange County, consistent with the provisions of Chapter 205, Florida Statutes, Section 25-53, Orange County Code, and any oth...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Orange County
1 cities in Orange County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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