McKinney, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted zone
- MH heavy manufacturing only
- Separation distance
- 1,000 feet from protected uses
- SOB-to-SOB spacing
- 1,000 feet apart minimum
- License
- Chapter 138 Article V license required
- Measurement
- Straight line, structures ignored
Summary
Sexually oriented businesses in McKinney can operate only in the MH heavy manufacturing district and must stand at least 1,000 feet from any church, school, child care facility, park, historic site, cemetery, or residential district or lot.
Sec. 138-429. - Location--Generally. (a) A person commits an offense if he operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business in any zoning district other than the MH heavy manufacturing district and/or within 1,000 feet of: (1) A church, rectory, convent, synagogue, monastery, or other similar institution of a nonprofit, religious or philanthropic nature; (2) A school; (3) A child care facility; (4) A public or private park or recreation area; (5) Historic sites...; (6) A boundary of a residential district...; (7) A cemetery; or (8) The property line of a lot devoted to residential use.
Full Breakdown
Section 138-429 confines every sexually oriented business to the MH heavy manufacturing district and bars any within 1,000 feet of a church, school, child care facility, park or recreation area, historic site, cemetery, residential district, or the property line of a residential lot. No two can sit within 1,000 feet of each other, and no two can share one building. Distances are measured in a straight line, ignoring intervening structures. Operating in violation is a criminal offense, and a license under Chapter 138, Article V is required to operate at all.
Violations & Fines
Operating a sexually oriented business outside the MH district, within 1,000 feet of a protected use, or without the required Article V license is an offense the city prosecutes criminally.
Frequently Asked Questions
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