Weber County, UT Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

Chapter 14-8 of the Weber County Code makes it unlawful to operate a sexually oriented business anywhere in the unincorporated county without both a general business license and a sexually oriented business license issued by the county business license director (Sec 14-8-8). Every worker at such a business, from performers to outcall staff, must separately hold a sexually oriented business employee license carrying a license number, legal name, any stage name, physical description, photograph and expiration date. Applications require board of county commissioners approval (Sec 14-8-9).

Location is tightly restricted under Sec 14-8-5. A sexually oriented business may only operate in an area zoned for that use under Part II of the Land Use Code. Any business licensed for semi-nude entertainment must sit at least 330 feet from a business licensed to sell or serve alcohol. Every sexually oriented business, regardless of category, must stay at least 1,000 feet from a church or building used primarily for religious worship, a school, a public park, any residential zone, and any other sexually oriented business. Distance is measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the licensed building to the nearest property line of the protected use, ignoring any structures in between. A business may hold a license for only one category at a time, except that outcall service and semi-nude dancing agency licenses may be combined on one premises (Sec 14-8-7).

The sheriff's office, health department and business license department may inspect the premises at any time the business is open, limited to areas patrons can access, to check licenses and verify age (Sec 14-8-24). The county may suspend or revoke a license for noncompliance, refusing inspection, false statements on the application, operating during a suspension, repeat offenses among employees within 12 months, or delinquent county taxes; a revocation runs six months before the business or employee can be relicensed, and an appeal of a related conviction does not stop the revocation (Sec 14-8-25).