Eastvale, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- sex-oriented business permit from chief of police
- Residence buffer
- 500 feet minimum
- School/park/church buffer
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Operating hours limit
- closed 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Permit term
- 1 year, renewable annually
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Eastvale requires a sex-oriented business permit from the chief of police before operating, and bans locating within 500 feet of a residence or another such business, or within 1,000 feet of a school, park, or religious institution. Municipal Code Sections 6.44.040 and 6.44.050 set the rules.
It is unlawful for any person or entity to operate, engage in, conduct or carry on any sex-oriented business within the city unless the owner of the business first obtains, and continues to maintain in full force and effect, a sex-oriented business permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
44, Sex-Oriented Businesses, adopted by Ordinance No. 040(a) for anyone to operate, engage in, conduct, or carry on a sex-oriented business in the city unless the owner first obtains and maintains a sex-oriented business permit. 040(c) requires a nonrefundable processing fee, a notarized statement from the property owner and any sublessor acknowledging the business is sex-oriented, a dimensional site plan, and sworn attestations under penalty of perjury; an owner whose permit was revoked cannot reapply for three years. 050(b) sets the spacing standards the chief of police must confirm before issuing a permit: the business must sit in a zone that permits sex-oriented uses, and cannot be located within 500 feet of any existing residence, within 500 feet of another sex-oriented business under different ownership, within 1,000 feet of any religious institution, public park, or school, or partly or wholly within a portable structure.
All distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the premises, without regard to intervening structures, and reach residences, businesses, and protected uses whether located inside or outside city limits. , and a minimum age of 18 for patrons and employees.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a sex-oriented business permit is unlawful under Section 6.44.040(a). Section 6.44.130 lets the chief of police revoke a permit for false application information, a disqualifying felony or misdemeanor conviction, prostitution on the premises, or continuing violations, and Section 6.44.160 makes any chapter violation a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000.00, up to six months in jail, or an injunction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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