Trenton, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

B(1), an adult entertainment business must pay a $1,000 annual license fee, and the location must independently satisfy the zoning requirements for adult uses. " The operative spacing rules bar an adult use from locating within 1,000 feet of the boundary of any other existing adult use, and separately bar it from locating within 1,000 feet of a residential district, place of worship, primary or secondary educational facility, any other educational facility, bus stop, public park, hospital, or day care center. Every adult use must also be ringed by a perimeter buffer at least 50 feet wide, screened with plantings, a fence, or another physical divider sufficient to block outside views into the premises.

Signage is capped at one wall sign no larger than 40 square feet, and the premises must be posted from the outside that it is off-limits to minors. Because a business license under Chapter 146 requires proof the location already complies with these zoning provisions, an applicant who cannot meet the 1,000-foot separation or the 50-foot buffer cannot obtain the license regardless of the fee paid. General licensing provisions in Chapter 146 also require an on-premises adult representative of the licensee responsible for correcting violations and cooperating with City officers.