Sioux City, IA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

1. Adult Entertainment Businesses. For the purpose of this section, adult entertainment business measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as a part of the premises where an adult entertainment business is to be established to the lot line of a parcel of land in a zone set forth in a. below, or where a public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, public park, child care center, airport grounds or another adult entertainment business or a sexually oriented business is located and are allowed if it is demonstrated that:

a. It is not within 1,000 feet of:

1. Another adult entertainment business or a sexually oriented business;

2. Any parcel of land in the NC, RR, SR, GR, UR, MU, or SC Districts;

3. A pre-existing public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, college or university,

public park, child care center or place of assembly;

4. The airport grounds defined as: All property depicted on the Sioux Gateway Airport, Airport Layout

Plan dated January 2013 (AEP Project Number 213-9554--012);

5. Bridgeport West Industrial Park;

6. Southbridge Industrial Park, including those portions of property lying with the City of Sioux City