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Overland Park, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Adult Business license fee
$250.00 per year
Manager/Entertainer/Server license
$20.00 per year each
Buffer from schools, parks, homes
600 feet
Buffer from another adult business
500 feet
License term
Jan. 1 through Dec. 31
Maximum fine
$500, up to 6 months jail

Summary

Overland Park requires a separate $250 annual Adult Business license before any sexually oriented business can open, and bars locations within 600 feet of a school, church, day care, park or residential property, or within 500 feet of another adult business.

No person is eligible nor shall a license be issued to: A. An applicant for an Adult Business license if one or more of the following conditions exist: 1. The premises for which an application for an Adult Business has been made is located within six hundred (600) feet of any school, church, licensed child care center, public park, or property zoned or used for residential purposes... 2. The premises for which an application for an Adult Business has been made is located within five hundred (500) feet of any other business located within or without the City meeting the definition of Adult Business as set forth in this Ordinance, regardless of whether such other business has applied for or received a license to Operate an Adult Business at that location.

Full Breakdown

040(A). 040(C); all licenses are issued for a specific location and are nontransferable. 045 limits each license to one identifiable type of adult use and bars more than one adult business from operating in the same building or structure. 070(A): a site is ineligible if it lies within 600 feet of any school, church, licensed child care center, public park, or property zoned or used for residential purposes inside city limits, or within 500 feet of any other business meeting the code's definition of Adult Business, whether or not that business is licensed.

Both distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the proposed premises to the nearest property line of the protected use, ignoring intervening structures. Streets, alleys and highway rights-of-way do not count as protected uses, and a residentially zoned parcel operating under an indefinite special use permit for a nonresidential use is excluded from the residential-use protection. An applicant is also disqualified for supplying false information, for a criminal conviction or diversion on a Specified Criminal Act, or for having had an adult-business or comparable license revoked or suspended in any city within the past five years. 190, including an opaque barrier at least eight feet high and controlled access to keep minors out.

Violations & Fines

Operating an unlicensed Adult Business, or working there as an Entertainer, Server or Manager without a personal license, is a misdemeanor under 5.05.150: a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $500.00, up to six months' incarceration, or both. Each day of continued violation is charged as a separate offense. Failure to post the license on the premises is treated as prima facie evidence the business is unlicensed.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far must an adult business be from a school or home in Overland Park?
At least 600 feet, measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the business premises to the nearest property line of any school, church, licensed child care center, public park, or residentially zoned or used property inside city limits, per Municipal Code 5.05.070(A)(1).
Can two adult businesses locate near each other?
No. Section 5.05.070(A)(2) disqualifies a site within 500 feet of any other business meeting the code's Adult Business definition, regardless of whether that other business is licensed, measured property line to property line.
What does an Overland Park adult business license cost?
The Adult Business license itself is $250.00 per year under 5.05.040(C)(1). Managers, Entertainers and Servers working there each need their own license at $20.00 per year, and all license years run January 1 through December 31.
What happens if a business operates without this license?
It is a misdemeanor under 5.05.150 punishable by a fine between $1.00 and $500.00, up to six months in jail, or both, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense.

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