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Maple Grove, MN Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Spacing requirement
750 feet
License
Required, chapter 10 art. IX
Co-location
One per lot/building
Zoning
B Business District

Summary

Maple Grove requires sexually oriented businesses to be licensed and sited at least 750 feet from schools, day cares, parks, churches, and other such businesses in the B Business District.

(f)Sexually oriented businesses. In addition to the standards otherwise set forth in this section, a sexually oriented business must comply with the following standards:(1)The business must be properly and currently licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10, article IX.(2)The business or premises shall not be located within 750 feet of any premises currently licensed...or within 750 feet of any licensed day care facility, private residence, house of worship, school, playground, park, library, or other community recreational center or facility, or any other sexually oriented business.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

City Code § 36-479(f) requires a sexually oriented business locating in the B Business District to be properly licensed under chapter 10, article IX, and to sit at least 750 feet, measured straight-line, ignoring intervening structures, from any other licensed business of that type, licensed day care, private residence, house of worship, school, playground, park, library, community recreation facility, or another sexually oriented business. No two such businesses may share a building, premises, or lot.

Violations & Fines

Operating a sexually oriented business without the chapter 10 license, or inside the 750-foot spacing buffer, is a zoning and licensing violation the city can enforce against the property and the license holder.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far must a sexually oriented business be from a school in Maple Grove?
At least 750 feet, measured in a straight line, per § 36-479(f)(2).
Can two adult businesses share the same building?
No. Section 36-479(f)(3) bars any sexually oriented business from locating in a building, premises, or lot that already contains one.

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