New Port Richey, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $1,000 annual (§ 13-247)
- Zoning
- Light Industrial district only
- School/church buffer
- 500 feet minimum
- Other adult-use buffer
- 200 feet minimum
Summary
New Port Richey requires an annual $1,000 adult use license plus a locational permit, and confines sexually oriented businesses to the Light Industrial zone, at least 500 feet from schools, churches, or residential zoning, and 200 feet from another adult use.
The establishment as measured from its property line must be a minimum of five hundred (500) feet from the property line of any school, church, house of worship or public recreational area whether within or outside the incorporated limits of the city and must be a minimum of five hundred (500) feet from the property line of any residentially zoned property bearing the city's zoning classification of R-1, R-2, R-3, MF-10, MF-14, MF-30, RO, ROR, RPDD, or MHP, or bearing the county's zoning classification of ER, ER-2, RMH, R-1MH, R-2MH, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, MF-1, MF-2, or MF-3.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 13-242(a), no adult use establishment (other than a standalone adult bookstore) may operate without a city-issued adult use license, carrying a $1,000 annual regulatory fee (§ 13-247(a)). Separately, § 13-281 requires a locational permit confirming zoning compliance before operation. Section 13-284 confines adult uses to the Light Industrial Zoning District and requires 500-foot separation, measured property line to property line, from any school, church, house of worship, public recreational area, or residentially zoned property, plus 200 feet from any other existing adult use establishment.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required adult use license (§ 13-242) or locational permit (§ 13-281) is unlawful. The city manager can deny or revoke a license for material misrepresentation, disqualifying criminal history, or failure to meet the spacing requirements of § 13-284.
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