Taylor, MI Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

Sec. 20.05(c) classifies adult arcades, adult book/novelty/video stores, adult cabarets, adult massage parlors, adult motion picture theaters and mini-theaters, adult motels, adult outdoor theaters, adult personal service and physical culture establishments, Class A cabarets, escort agencies, nude model studios, and sexual encounter centers as "adult regulated uses." Sec. 20.06(c) makes the 1,000-foot buffer from any residential district or any nursery, primary, or secondary school non-waivable, unlike the general regulated-use separation in Sec. 20.02, which the planning commission can waive under Sec. 20.04. Sec. 20.07 layers on detailed operating conditions: the building cannot exceed 5,000 square feet of gross floor area and cannot share a building with another regulated use (subsection b); merchandise, signage, or displays depicting specified sexual activities cannot be visible from outside, and no exterior door or window may be kept open while open for business (subsection c); the business must be soundproofed so noise is not audible off-site (subsection e); parking lots must be lit from 90 minutes before sunset until 60 minutes after closing (subsection h); and the use cannot open before 10:00 a.m. or stay open past 10:00 p.m., though staff may be present after hours for maintenance and recordkeeping (subsection i).

Entrance signs at least two inches tall must state that persons under 18 are not permitted and that no alcohol is allowed unless separately licensed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (subsection k). Any use with on-site viewing or consumption of entertainment must staff at least one outside security guard while open (subsection l). Approval lapses automatically if the use is not established within 18 months of the grant, or if operation ceases for more than six consecutive months (subsection m).