Edmonds, WA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

72 ECC. Subsection (B) places the administrative services director, or a designee, in charge of granting, denying, revoking, renewing, suspending and canceling these licenses, while the planning director checks compliance with zoning laws. The application under subsection (D) demands extensive disclosure: legal names and aliases, date of birth and Social Security number for individual applicants, or the same for every partner, officer, director or stockholder owning 10 percent or more of a corporate applicant, plus disclosure of any criminal conviction within the preceding four years and any prior license denial, suspension or revocation in another jurisdiction within the last four years.

Applicants must submit two passport-style photographs and a complete set of fingerprints. 070 requires the administrative services director to route the application to city departments responsible for health, fire, criminal and building code enforcement, each of which must complete its investigation within 20 days, extendable by up to 10 more days. 080(A), the director must grant or deny the license within 60 days of proper filing, and subsection (C) lists mandatory denial grounds, including an applicant under 18, an applicant who owes the city taxes, fees, fines or penalties tied to an adult entertainment facility, or a failure to comply with this chapter or applicable zoning. 230 prohibits alcohol on the premises entirely.