Unincorporated Santa Clara County restricts adult businesses to specific commercial zones under Title C, requiring buffers from schools, churches, parks, residences, and other adult uses, plus county business licensing and operator permits.
Adult-oriented businesses in unincorporated Santa Clara County (adult bookstores, cabarets, theaters, arcades) are limited to designated commercial/industrial zones and must keep minimum separations (typically 500 to 1,000 feet) from schools, churches, parks, daycares, residential zones, and other adult uses. Operators and entertainers need county permits with background disclosures. Interior visibility requirements, no-touch rules between performers and patrons, and minimum age controls apply. Most incorporated cities (San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View) impose their own stricter zoning. Sign limits and hours-of-operation restrictions are common. State law preempts certain alcohol-related controls.
Operating without a permit, locating within buffer zones, allowing prohibited contact between performers and patrons, employing minors, or violating signage and visibility rules trigger permit revocation and misdemeanor citations.
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