Springdale, AR Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed zone
- C-2 only, conditional use unit 34
- School/church/park buffer
- 600 feet, property line to line
- Buffer from other SOBs/alcohol
- 660 feet
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine per violation
Summary
Springdale confines sexually oriented businesses to C-2 zoning as a conditional use, use unit 34, and bars them within 600 feet of schools, churches, parks and homes.
Sexually oriented businesses shall not be allowed in any zoning district except C-2 where they may be allowed as conditional uses subject to the following: (a)No sexually oriented business may be operated within 600 feet of: (1)A church;(2)A public or private elementary, middle school, secondary or post-secondary school, pre-school or child care facility;(3)A boundary of a residential district (R-1, R-1A, R-M, R-2, RMH, MHP or R-O)...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Sexually oriented businesses, adult arcades, bookstores or video stores, cabarets and theaters, may operate only in a C-2 zone, as a conditional use classified under use unit 34. None may locate within 600 feet of a church, school, pre-school, child care facility, public park, family recreation center, bowling alley, skating rink, hospital, historic property, or the boundary of a residential district (R-1, R-1A, R-M, R-2, RMH, MHP or R-O). A separate 660-foot buffer keeps them apart from each other and from any establishment that sells alcohol; distances run in a straight line, property line to property line.
Violations & Fines
Operating a sexually oriented business in violation of the ordinance draws a fine up to $500.00 per conviction, plus up to $250.00 for each day a continuing violation persists, and is also subject to injunction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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