Business Licensing & Operations in Putnam County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Putnam County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
In unincorporated Putnam County, a sexually oriented business or adult entertainment establishment cannot open within 2,500 feet of another such establishment, a church or a school, within 1,000 feet of residential zoning, a park or rural-residential land, or within 300 feet of a bar that serves alcohol on-site, and it may operate only in the C-3, C-4 or IL zoning districts under Putnam County Code sections 10-81 and 10-84.
Adult Entertainment Distance Rules in Putnam County
Significant RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 10-81, 10-84
Sec. 10-81. - Distance requirements. (a) ... no person shall propose, cause or permit the operation of, or enlargement of ... an adult entertainment establishment which ... would or will be located within:(1)2,500 feet of a preexisting adult entertainment establishment;(2)2,500 feet of a preexisting religious institution;(3)2,500 feet of a preexisting educational institution;(4)1,000 feet of an...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Putnam County's Land Development Code singles out tattoo parlors for exclusion from two commercial zoning districts. Sections 45-80 and 45-81 allow the broader "Services" use category in the CPO and C-1 districts but expressly carve out and prohibit tattoo parlors there, while the more permissive C-2 district allows Services, including tattoo parlors, by right. Tattoo parlors are also barred outright as a home occupation under section 45-110.
Putnam County Tattoo Parlor Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 45-80(c), 45-81(b)
(c)Uses categories that require a special use permit to locate in the CPO district.(1)Retail sales—General(2)Retail sales—Food(3)Services, except that tattoo parlors shall be prohibited(4)Essential public service(5)Any drive-through facility(6)Accessory dwelling unit occupied by owner/tenant of existing commercial use ... (b)Use categories allowed in the C-1 district.(1)Retail sales—General(2)R...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Unincorporated Putnam County flatly bans mechanical, paint and body repair or detailing of vehicles and trailers as a home occupation, no matter how small the operation or how the property is zoned.
Auto Repair as Home Business, Putnam County
Heavy RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 45-110(7)d
(7)Home occupation. ... d.Prohibited uses. The following uses shall, in all circumstances, be prohibited as home occupations:1.Mechanical, paint and body repair, and/or detailing services upon any motor vehicles, and trailers, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, boats, motor homes, buses, tractors, heavy equipment, mobile homes, and travel trailers;2.Health salons, gyms, dance s...
Towing Companies
In unincorporated Putnam County, a wrecker company may not tow a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent except under the state's trespass-towing law, must notify the Sheriff's Office within 30 minutes of completing any trespass tow, and cannot charge or continue a tow once the vehicle's owner arrives at the scene and refuses to leave it, under Putnam County Code sections 10-179, 10-182 and 10-191.
Nonconsensual Towing Rules in Putnam County
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 10-179, 10-180, 10-182, 10-191
Sec. 10-179. - Definitions. ... Trespass towing means towing or removal of a vehicle, without the consent of the vehicle's owner or operator ... when that vehicle is parked on private real property. ... ... Sec. 10-180. - Enforcement. (a) ... Violation of any provision of this article is a civil infraction with a maximum civil penalty of $500.00. ... (d)Any person who willfully refuses to sign ...
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