Turlock, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning allowed
- I and I-BP districts only
- Buffer from homes/schools/churches
- 500 feet minimum
- Buffer from other adult business
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- Permit required
- Minor discretionary adult business permit
Summary
Turlock requires a discretionary permit before any adult business opens, and bans them within 500 feet of homes, schools, or churches and within 1,000 feet of another adult business.
Adult businesses shall not be located within five hundred (500') feet of the following whether or not located within the City... Adult businesses shall not be located within one thousand (1,000') feet of any other adult business; Adult businesses shall be located in the I (industrial) and I-BP (industrial business park) zoning districts.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937289; v6 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
TMC § 9-2-102 confines adult businesses to the I and I-BP industrial districts and keeps them at least 500 feet from any residentially, agriculturally, or commercially zoned property, school, church, park, or public building, and at least 1,000 feet from any other adult business, measured in a straight line between property lines. No adult business may open without a minor discretionary adult business permit approved by the Development Services Director, and operating hours are capped at 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Operating before the Development Services Director approves the required adult business permit, or locating inside the 500-foot or 1,000-foot buffers, is a code violation subject to City enforcement.
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