Manteca, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential buffer
- 300 feet
- Other adult-business buffer
- 1,000 feet
- School/park/library buffer
- 500 feet
- Also requires
- Ch. 9.08 licensing
Summary
Manteca requires a zoning permit for adult-oriented businesses and keeps them 300+ feet from residential zoning, 1,000+ feet from another adult business, and 500+ feet from schools, parks, or libraries.
Adult-oriented business shall be more than 300 feet from any area zoned for residential use.
2. Adult-oriented business shall be more than 1,000 feet from any other adult entertainment business located inside or outside of city limits.
3. Adult-oriented business shall be more than 500 feet from any public or private school, day care, park, playground, library, museum, government office, or assembly use.
B. In any adult theater, the entire interior of the premises where the pictures are to be viewed shall be visible upon entrance to such premises; in addition, no viewing booths or areas shall be partially or fully enclosed or concealed.
C. No person shall place, maintain, display, or exhibit any material in a manner which exposes to public view photographs or illustrations of specified sexual activities or of poses which emphasize or direct the viewer's attention to specified anatomical areas. As used herein, exposes to public view means exposes to the view of persons outside the building on which said material is placed, maintained, or displayed.
D. Adult-oriented businesses shall be operated consistent with the requirements of Chapter 9.08 (Adult Entertainment) of this Municipal Code. (Ord. 1501 § 1, 2011)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Adult-oriented businesses may only locate where the zoning code allows the use and must meet the Chapter 17.70 spacing standards: more than 300 feet from any residentially zoned area, more than 1,000 feet from any other adult entertainment business inside or outside city limits, and more than 500 feet from schools, day cares, parks, playgrounds, libraries, museums, government offices, or assembly uses. Operators must also comply with the separate licensing standards in Chapter 9.08 (Adult Entertainment).
Violations & Fines
Establishing, relocating, or converting a business into an adult-oriented use without meeting the location standards and required permits is a zoning code violation subject to enforcement and permit denial or revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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