Olathe, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed zoning
- M-3 and MP-3 only
- Residential/school buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Other adult-business buffer
- 2,000 feet
- License term
- calendar year, Jan-Dec
Summary
Olathe confines adult business establishments to M-3/MP-3 zoning, requires an annual City Clerk license, and imposes 1,000 to 2,000-foot spacing buffers.
No person shall operate an adult business establishment without having first obtained an annual adult business license from the City Clerk. A separate license shall be required for each and every separate place of business conducted by any one applicant. Such permit shall be valid only from January 1 to December 31. Every person obtaining an adult business license shall post such license in a conspicuous place and manner on the adult business establishment premises. The failure to post an adult business license in the manner required herein shall be prima facie evidence that the adult business does not have such a license. In addition, it shall be prima facie evidence that any entertainer, employee, manager, or owner who performs any business, service, or entertainment in an adult business in which an adult business license is not posted in the manner required herein has knowledge that such business is not licensed.
(1) License Application. When making application to the City for an adult business establishment license, the applicant shall provide the following information which shall be signed by the applicant, verified, notarized and be accompanied by the license and classification fees:
(a) The name, residence address, home telephone number, date and place of birth and social security number of the applicant and his relationship to the business.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Olathe Municipal Code § 5.50.050(A) requires an annual adult business establishment license from the City Clerk, valid January 1 to December 31, with a separate license per location and background-checked, fingerprinted applicants. Section 5.50.110 confines adult businesses to M-3 and MP-3 zoning only, bars them within 1,000 feet of residential zoning, schools, parks, daycares, group homes, nursing facilities, hospitals, libraries, or religious institutions, and within 2,000 feet of another adult business or an alcohol-licensed establishment. Hours are capped 10 a.m. to midnight Monday-Saturday, closed Sundays (§ 5.50.030(B)).
Violations & Fines
Violation is a Class A Municipal offense punishable by a fine up to $2,500 and/or up to one year imprisonment, is grounds for the City Clerk to revoke any license, and may also be pursued as a public nuisance abatement action by the City Attorney (§ 5.50.120).
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