Elk Grove, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Licensing authority
- Chief of Police, EGMC Ch. 4.31
- Distance from other AOBs
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Distance from homes/schools/parks/churches
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Allowed zones
- Light Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) only
- Operating hours
- 10:00 a.m. to midnight
- Repeat violation
- 2nd conviction in 1 year = misdemeanor
Summary
Elk Grove requires a special business license plus an individual employee permit for every adult-oriented business, and its zoning code keeps them at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, parks, and churches, and confined to light and heavy industrial zones only.
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, in or upon any premises in the City, the operation of an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid adult-oriented special business license issued by the Chief of Police pursuant to this chapter. ... Adult-oriented businesses are permitted subject to compliance with all of the following conditions: A. Such use is situated more than one thousand (1,000' 0") feet from any other adult-oriented business, whether in the City, in an adjoining city, or within an unincorporated area. ... C. Such use is situated in either an LI or HI land use zone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
010), without a valid adult-oriented special business license from the Chief of Police, and every performer or employee must separately hold an employee permit. 475). 040 permits adult-oriented businesses only if the use sits more than 1,000 feet from any other adult-oriented business, from land zoned or used for single-family, duplex, or multifamily residences, from schools and day care facilities, from public parks and recreation areas, and from churches or other regular places of worship; the use must also be sited in a Light Industrial (LI) or Heavy Industrial (HI) zone, and no more than one classification of adult-oriented business may occupy a structure unless separated by more than 1,000 feet. 450). 510).
Violations & Fines
Operating without the special business license or an employee permit, allowing a minor on the premises, failing to post required notices, or violating the 1,000-foot distance or LI/HI zoning limits under § 23.70.040 is a violation of Chapter 4.31. A first offense is an infraction fined to the state maximum; a second conviction for the same provision within one year can be charged as a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment to the state maximum, and the City Attorney may also seek civil injunctive relief and administrative penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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