DuPage County, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Spacing from other adult uses
- 1,000 feet, property line to line
- Spacing from homes/schools/churches
- 1,000 feet
- Spacing from cemeteries, passive rec
- 500 feet
- Business license fee
- $200, non-refundable
- Zoning permitted only in
- industrial districts
Summary
DuPage County zoning keeps adult business uses at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, churches and other adult businesses, and Chapter 20 requires a separate $200 county adult entertainment license to operate.
1.An adult business use shall be located at least one thousand feet (1,000′) from the property line of any other adult business use. 2.An adult business use shall be located at least one thousand feet (1,000′) from the property line of a residential zoned property. 3.An adult business use shall be located at least one thousand feet (1,000′) from the property line of a place of religious worship, daycare center, school, library or active recreational facility. 4.An adult business use shall be located at least five hundred feet (500′) from the property line of a passive recreational area or a cemetery.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under the county zoning ordinance, an adult business use must sit at least 1,000 feet from any other adult business use, from residentially zoned property, and from a place of religious worship, daycare center, school, library or active recreational facility, plus 500 feet from a cemetery or passive recreation area. Distances run in a straight line from property line to property line. Separately, Chapter 20 requires any adult entertainment facility to hold a county adult business license, with individual employee and entertainer licenses on top of it.
Violations & Fines
Operating an adult entertainment facility without the required county license, or siting one inside the buffer zones, is a zoning and licensing violation subject to denial, suspension or revocation of the license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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