Montgomery County, MD Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

The Adult Entertainment business must be located a minimum of 750 feet from any property that is

i.   located in a Residential zone; or

ii.   on which a school, library, park, playground, recreational facility, day care center, place of worship, or other Adult Entertainment business is located as a principal use. The distance must be measured in a straight line from the nearest lot line of the subject property to the nearest point of the boundary line of any property located in a Residential zone, or on which a school, library, park, playground, recreational facility, day care center, place of worship or other Adult Entertainment business is located.

d.   An Adult Entertainment business may continue as a nonconforming use if a school, library, park, playground, recreational facility, day care center, place of worship, or Agricultural or Residential zone is established within 750 feet of the Adult Entertainment business after the business was established.

e.   An Adult Entertainment business may operate only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

f.   If adult booths are located on the premises:

i.   The booths must be physically arranged so that the entire interior portion of the booth is visible from the common areas of the premises;

ii.   Doors or curtains that screen the booth’s interior from the common areas of the premises are prohibited;

iii.   The booths must be designed to prevent physical contact with another person;