Business Licensing & Operations in Pitt County, NC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Adult Entertainment
Pitt County requires a $500 sexually oriented business license before any adult arcade, bookstore, cabaret, motel, theater, escort agency or similar establishment may open, and bars them within 1,320 feet of another such business or of homes, schools, churches, day cares or parks.
Pitt County Sexually Oriented Business License
Significant RestrictionsPitt County Ordinance No. 2 (Adult Establishments/Sexually Oriented Businesses) § 8
A. Overconcentration. No more than one (1) sexually oriented business shall be located in any one thousand three hundred and twenty (1320) foot radius (determined by a straight line measured from building to building and not by street distance)... B. Residential Proximity. No sexually oriented business shall be located within a one thousand three hundred twenty (1320) foot radius... of any plac...
Massage Establishments
Pitt County repealed its standalone 1987 Massage Business License Ordinance in 2017; a massage business is now regulated only if it meets the county's narrow 'Massage Parlor' definition tied to touching of specified anatomical areas, in which case it must obtain the $500 sexually oriented business license.
Pitt County Massage Parlor Licensing Rules
Significant RestrictionsPitt County Ordinance No. 2 (Adult Establishments/Sexually Oriented Businesses) § 2; Resolution Repealing Ordinance No. 6 (May 8, 2017)
Massage Parlor: An establishment or business wherein massage is practiced, including establishments commonly known as health clubs, physical culture studios, massage studios or massage parlors, where massage involves the massage or touching of specified anatomical areas of the body.
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Pitt County's Zoning Ordinance lets a home occupation run from a residence only if it stays under 25 percent of the dwelling's floor area and generates no more traffic, noise, vibration, fumes or odor than normally occurs in the neighborhood; 'Automobile Repair Services' is separately defined and zoned as its own commercial use, not a by-right home occupation.
Pitt County Home Occupation Auto Repair Limits
Some RestrictionsPitt County Zoning Ordinance § 15(D), "Home Occupation"
Home Occupation: A commercial activity that is conducted by a person within a residence or accessory structure on the same zone lot where such person resides, and is not so insubstantial or incidental or is not so commonly associated with the residential use as to be considered an accessory use, but that can be conducted without any significant adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood. A ...
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