Broken Arrow, OK Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning
- Confined to C-5 zoning district
- Buffers
- 1,000-ft buffer from churches, schools, parks
- Clustering
- 1,000-ft buffer from other adult businesses
- Licensing
- City license required, § 7-344
- Penalty
- Violation is a class A offense
Summary
Broken Arrow limits sexually oriented businesses to the C-5 zoning district and requires 1,000-foot buffers from schools, churches, parks, and residential areas.
(a)A person commits a class A offense if that person operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business in any zoning district other than C-5, as defined and described in the Broken Arrow Zoning Code.(b)A person commits a class A offense if the person operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business within 1,000 feet of:(1)A place of public religious worship;(2)A public or private educational facility...(5)The property line of a lot actually devoted to a residential use...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Broken Arrow confines sexually oriented businesses to the C-5 zoning district and bars them within 1,000 feet of a church, school, public park, residential district boundary, family-oriented entertainment venue, or another sexually oriented business, per City Code § 7-352; operating outside these limits is a class A offense. Operators and employees must also hold city-issued licenses under § 7-344, subject to background checks, fingerprinting, and revocation for prostitution, controlled-substance violations, or operating during a suspension. Existing businesses got 30 days to comply generally and six months to meet the location rule when the article took effect.
Violations & Fines
Operating a sexually oriented business outside the C-5 district or within a required buffer, or operating without a city license under § 7-344, is a class A offense under the Broken Arrow Code.
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