Bryan, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed zone
- I, industrial district only
- Permit
- Conditional use permit required
- School/hospital/church buffer
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Other adult-use buffer
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Legal basis
- Zoning Code § 130-23(g)(3)
Summary
Bryan zoning allows adult entertainment only as a conditional use in the I, industrial district, with 1,000-foot buffers from schools, hospitals, churches, homes, and other adult businesses.
Adult entertainment uses permitted in this district shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public school, public hospital, church, or residential district. The distance shall be measured from the front (main) door of the adult entertainment establishment to the front (main) door of a school, hospital, or church, or to a residential district boundary. Adult entertainment uses shall not be located within 1,000 feet of another adult entertainment use. The distance shall be measured from the front (main) door of the adult entertainment establishment to the front (main) door of another adult entertainment establishment.
(4) Establishments selling alcoholic beverages shall not be located within 300 feet of a public school, church, or a public hospital. The distance shall be measured as specified in the City Code.
(5) Where activity has ceased for one or more years on a property where the most recent land use is a permitted use in this district, a site plan shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of nonresidential and multifamily development in article III of
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
The zoning code lists adult entertainment as a conditional use permitted only in the I, industrial district, not in any commercial, retail, downtown, or residential zone. Operators must obtain city council approval of a conditional use permit before opening. Sec. 130-23(g)(3) also bars an adult entertainment use from locating within 1,000 feet of a public school, public hospital, church, or residential district boundary, and within 1,000 feet of any other adult entertainment establishment, with distance measured door-to-door. The industrial district makes up roughly a third of Bryan's non-residential, non-agricultural land.
Violations & Fines
Operating without an approved conditional use permit, opening outside the I, industrial district, or locating within a required 1,000-foot buffer is a zoning violation enforceable under Chapter 130's compliance and penalty provisions, including fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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