Neenah, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential/school/park buffer
- 500 feet minimum
- Liquor license buffer
- 500 feet minimum
- Other escort/adult business buffer
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Minimum applicant age
- 18 years old
- Closing hours
- 2-3 a.m. depending on day
Summary
Neenah requires a City-issued license for escort services and bars them from locating within 500 to 1,000 feet of homes, schools, parks, bars, or other adult and escort businesses.
Escort services shall not be located within 500 feet of any residentially zoned property. (2) Escort services shall not be located within 500 feet of a public or private educational institution, place of worship, club, park or playground, nonprofit recreational facility, child day care center or hotel/motel. (3) Escort services shall not be located within 500 feet of an establishment licensed to sell or dispense fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquor. (4) Escort services shall not be located within 1,000 feet of another escort service or adult establishment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Escort services in Neenah must hold a Common Council-set license under Sec. 4-362 and meet the same siting standards as an adult establishment under the zoning code. A service can't locate within 500 feet of residentially zoned property, a school, place of worship, park, playground, day care, or hotel/motel; within 500 feet of a liquor or beer license holder; or within 1,000 feet of another escort service or adult establishment. Businesses may not open between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. weekdays (3 a.m.-8 a.m. Saturdays, 3 a.m.-noon Sundays), and no sexually oriented displays may be visible from outside the premises.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, violating the spacing buffers, or advertising an unlicensed service violates Sec. 4-362 and can draw license denial, suspension, or revocation under Sec. 4-367.
Frequently Asked Questions
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