Millcreek, PA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

The zoning rule is § 145-40 of the Millcreek Township Code. Subsection A bars any Adult-Oriented Use within 500 feet of the nearest property line or structure housing another Adult-Oriented Use, a public or private school, a hospital, a residential use, a day-care center, a group residence facility, a place of worship or assembly, a library, or a public recreational facility. The distance is measured from the nearest property line or the portion of the structure the adult use occupies. Subsection B requires Conditional Use approval, and a Certificate of Occupancy must be issued before the property, building or structure is used for the purpose.

After that the use has to follow the terms of the Conditional Use and the certificate. Subsection C adds an identification step: on top of whatever a Township application already asks for, the applicant must name the owners and lessees of the premises and the persons responsible for managing and running the business. Subsection D requires compliance with Pennsylvania law, including 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 5501 et seq. Subsection F allows one sign, either a ground sign or a wall sign. Subsection G forbids displaying on the building or premises any document, stock-in-trade or other material depicting or describing specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities where it can be seen from a public street, highway, sidewalk or adjacent property.

Subsection H lets the Township Supervisors set further standards for health, safety and welfare or for a particular site, and the landowner, developer, operator and employees must follow them. Operating rules sit in Chapter 40, Article III, § 40-13. An adult entertainment establishment cannot open before 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday or before 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, and cannot stay open past 12:00 a.m. on any day. A performer cannot be nearer than 10 feet to any patron or other person not directly involved in the performance.

Section 40-12 also bars bringing, allowing or condoning entry of a minor to an adult-oriented establishment. The Millcreek Township Police Department and the Code Administrator can inspect these establishments at reasonable times.