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

Sexually oriented uses shall be permitted only in the DT1 and DT2 Districts, subject to the provisions of this article, except as otherwise provided in this section. However, no sexually oriented use shall be permitted on any property with its main public entrance on Nicollet Mall, on any property located north/northwest of the centerline of the Burlington Northern Railway right-of-way, nor on any property located east/southeast of the centerline of Fifth Avenue South.(2)No sexually oriented use shall be allowed within one thousand (1,000) feet of an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district, or within five hundred (500) feet of a child care center established prior to November 1, 1986, a public library, a public educational facility that serves persons aged seventeen (17) or younger, or a school, grades K—12. Distances shall be measured in a straight line from the lot line of properties in an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district and from the main public entrances of uses.(3)Only one (1) sexually oriented use shall be allowed per block face. (Ord. No. 2024-041, § 5, 10-31-2024; Ord. No. 2025-023, § 34, 5-15-2025)