Business Licensing & Operations in Story County, IA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Story County, Iowa.
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Adult Entertainment
In unincorporated Story County, a sexually oriented business, meaning adult bookstores, adult theaters, encounter centers, or cabarets, cannot locate within 1,320 feet of another such business, or of a school, licensed day care, church, park, or any residential district or dwelling. The county also requires every entry and window covered so nothing inside is visible from the public right-of-way.
Adult Business Spacing Rules in Story County
Significant RestrictionsStory County Code of Ordinances §§ 85.08, 90.08(7)
“Sexually oriented business” includes, but is not limited to, adult motion picture theaters, hotels, encounter centers, video arcades, stores, or cabarets. A video arcade, motion picture theater, store or other use is adult if it has at least 50 percent of its stock in books, magazines or other periodicals, paraphernalia, or other materials or goods that depict, describe, or are used for specif...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
A home-based auto repair or other service business in unincorporated Story County is governed by the county's service-vehicle parking standard in the Land Development Regulations. In the A-1 Agricultural District, no more than two service vehicles may sit outside at once; in the AR, R-1 and R-2 residential districts, every service vehicle used by the business must be fully enclosed inside a building.
Story County Home Auto Repair Vehicle Rules
Some RestrictionsStory County Code of Ordinances § 89.01(1)(G)
G. Parking of service vehicles as defined in Section 85.08, Definitions, is subject to the following requirements: (1) Not more than two service vehicles may be parked at one time outside the home business located in the A-1 Agricultural District. (2) Service vehicles not in use may be permitted in areas visible from the road right-of-way and adjacent properties when the property is zoned...
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