Hesperia, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer from other adult use
- 500 feet
- Buffer from homes/schools/churches
- 500 feet
- Buffer from I-15/Main St
- 1,000 feet
- Zoning permit required
- Yes, § 16.20.345
Summary
Hesperia requires a zoning permit for adult entertainment businesses and keeps them at least 500 feet from other adult uses, homes, schools, and churches, and 1,000 feet from I-15 or Main Street.
No such establishment shall be established within five hundred (500) feet of any other adult entertainment establishment.B.No such establishment shall be established within five hundred (500) feet of any residence, residential zone, church, chapel or similar place of worship, any funeral parlor, mortuary or similar facility, any school, licensed day care center, hospital, clinic or medical facility, park, playground or any other recreational facility where large numbers of minors travel or congregate.C.No such establishment shall be established within one thousand (1,000) feet of the centerline of Interstate 15 or the centerline of Main Street. (Ord. 266 § 3 (part), 1998)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 16.20, Article IX sets Hesperia's adult entertainment siting rules. No adult entertainment establishment may locate within 500 feet of another adult use, or of a residence, residential zone, church, funeral home, school, day care center, hospital, or park where minors gather. A separate rule bars them within 1,000 feet of the centerline of Interstate 15 or Main Street. Distances run in a straight line from the business's nearest exterior wall to the nearest property line of the protected use. Operators also need an adult entertainment zoning permit under Section 16.20.345, on top of the adult business license required by Chapter 5.48.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required zoning permit, or inside a restricted distance, is unlawful and subject to code enforcement, permit denial, and license action under Chapter 5.48.
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