Business Licensing & Operations in Tippecanoe County, IN (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Adult Entertainment
Tippecanoe County bars any adult entertainment business from locating within 500 feet of another adult entertainment business, a church, a public or parochial school, a library, a public park, a county courthouse square, city hall or other public building, or the boundary of any residential or rural zone, under Unified Zoning Ordinance Section 4-11-5.
Tippecanoe County Adult Business Spacing Rule
Significant RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance § 4-11-5
4-11-5 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES: (a) The establishment of any adult entertainment business is prohibited if that business is within 500' of: (b) (1) any other adult entertainment businesses; (2) the lot line of any church, public or parochial school, library, public park or county courthouse square, city hall or other public building; or (3) the boundary line of any residential or rural z...
Massage Establishments
Tippecanoe County's zoning code lists 'massage establishments (parlors)' (SIC 7299) under its Adult Entertainment Business siting rules, so a massage parlor cannot open within 500 feet of a church, school, library, park, courthouse square, city hall, another adult entertainment business, or a residential or rural zone boundary.
Tippecanoe County Massage Establishment Zoning Rule
Significant RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance §§ 1-10-2, 3-2, 4-11-5
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. Any establishment having a source of income or compensation derived from the practice of massage as herein defined and which has a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, or corporation engages in, or carries on any of the activities as defined in a massage. ... SERVICES INVOLVING SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES OR DISPLAY OF SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS. A...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Tippecanoe County requires every tattoo, piercing, or body art shop in the unincorporated county to hold a Health Department permit before opening. Permits run one year and can be suspended or revoked, and practitioners need their own separate permit to work inside a permitted establishment.
Tippecanoe County Body Art Permits
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Code of Ordinances § 113.07(A), (C)
(A) No person may operate a body art establishment except with a valid permit from the Department. ... (C) An establishment permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance unless suspended or revoked sooner by the Department.
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Tippecanoe County flatly prohibits vehicle repair as a home occupation. UZO § 5-5-4(b) names 'automobile, truck or motorcycle service, repair, salvage, customizing or restoration' as banned, with the rural-lot version banning salvage yards too.
Tippecanoe County Bans Home Auto Repair Shops
Heavy RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance § 5-5-4(b)
5-5-4 PROHIBITED HOME OCCUPATIONS: (Amend 103) For reasons of incompatibility with permitted uses, and/or violations of neighborhood character, permitted home occupations shall not include the following: (a) Antique shop; (b) Automobile, truck or motorcycle service, repair, salvage, customizing or restoration; (c) Barber or beauty shop with 2 or more stations; (d) Gift shop; (e) Restaurant, ba...
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