Business Licensing & Operations in Sullivan County, TN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sullivan County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Adult Entertainment
Sullivan County confines adult entertainment establishments to an Adult Entertainment Overlay District that can only sit on top of M-2 Heavy Manufacturing zoning, and imposes a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, churches, parks and homes plus a half-mile gap from any other adult business.
Sullivan County Adult Entertainment Zoning
Significant RestrictionsSullivan County, TN Zoning Resolution § 6-300(B)
All adult entertainment establishments shall be located within the Adult Entertainment Overlay District. These districts may overlay the M-2, Heavy Manufacturing Districts only. In addition, all adult entertainment establishments shall adhere to the following locational criteria... 1. No establishment shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any church, school ground, college campus...
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