Business Licensing & Operations in Volusia County, FL (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Volusia County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Volusia County confines adult bookstores and adult theatres to the I-1 industrial zoning classification and imposes strict spacing rules in the unincorporated county. A 1,000-foot gap is required between any two such businesses, and 400 feet must separate them from churches, schools, parks and residential-type zoning districts.
Volusia County Adult Bookstore Zoning Limits
Significant RestrictionsVolusia County Code § 72-293(1)
Adult bookstores and adult theatres. a.Additional restrictions for location. Adult bookstores and adult theatres shall be permitted principal uses in the I-1 zoning classification, subject to the following additional location requirements:1.No adult bookstore or adult theatre shall be located within 400 feet of any area of the county classified as C, P, FR, RC, A-1 through A-3, RA, RR, R-1 thro...
Massage Establishments
Volusia County has no standalone massage-establishment license; the state's Board of Massage Therapy licenses individual therapists under F.S. ch. 480. What county code actually requires of massage and bodywork businesses is a human-trafficking public awareness sign, posted under Code of Ordinances § 78-5 wherever massage or bodywork services are sold for compensation outside a licensed health care practice, backed by a non-criminal fine of up to $500.
Volusia County Massage Business Sign Rule
Light RestrictionsVolusia County Code of Ordinances § 78-5
(c)General requirements.(1)The employer at each of the following establishments shall display public awareness signs in a conspicuous location that is clearly visible to the public and employees of the establishment:a.A strip club or other adult entertainment establishment.b.A business or establishment that offers massage or bodywork services for compensation that is not owned by a health care ...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Volusia County's only tattoo-specific text sits inside its itinerant merchant licensing article: § 26-54(h) requires any temporary tattoo booth operating at a recognized event like Bike Week to follow Florida's tattooing law, F.S. § 877.04, on top of the standard one-year itinerant merchant host license the property owner must hold.
Volusia County Itinerant Tattoo Vendor Rule
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code § 26-54(a), (d), (h)
(a)Requirement. No itinerant merchant may operate on any site or parcel of property unless the owner of said property has obtained an itinerant merchant host license. ... (d)Term. All itinerant merchant host licenses shall be issued for a one-year term. The initial term will be from July 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008, and from October 1 to September 30 for every year thereafter. ... (h)Tattoo ...
Secondhand Dealers
Volusia County's secondhand-goods chapter regulates secondary metals recyclers more tightly than state law, capping cash purchases at $50.00, requiring next-business-day electronic reports to the sheriff's office on suspect regulated metals like catalytic converters and manhole covers, and mandating five-year record retention.
Volusia County Secondhand Metal Dealer Rules
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code of Ordinances § 98-34(a)-(b)
(a)Limitation on cash transactions for specified metals. A secondary metals recycler shall not enter into any cash transaction exceeding $50.00 for purchase of any suspect regulated metals property listed in subsection 98-35(a).(b)Payment procedures. For purchases exceeding $50.00 of any suspect regulated metals property listed in subsection 98-35(a), the following shall apply:(1)Payment by a s...
Towing Companies
Volusia County's wrecker ordinance (Sec. 118-91 through 118-103) regulates every nonconsensual and trespass tow that starts in the county, capping rates by vehicle weight class, barring add-on fees, requiring specific insurance, and forcing a 30-minute Sheriff's Office notice after each trespass tow.
Volusia County Wrecker and Towing Rate Rules
Significant RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 118-92, 118-93
This article shall be applicable in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county except in municipalities which have enacted similar ordinances regarding this subject matter... No towing service shall tow or otherwise transport a vehicle for compensation when the point of origin of the tow or transportation is within the boundaries of Volusia County unless such towing service co...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Volusia County
3 cities in Volusia County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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