Vacaville, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required by
- VMC § 9.05.040
- Issuing office
- Vacaville Police Chief
- Spacing distance checked
- 750 feet, § 9.05.050(G)(3)
- Manager's permit
- Required for non-owner managers
- Completeness review
- 5 City business days
- Penalty structure
- Civil remedies, no criminal penalty for sexual conduct
Summary
Vacaville requires a City-issued adult-oriented business permit before anyone may operate an adult business, plus a separate manager's permit for any non-owner manager. Applications go to the Police Chief and must map any other adult business or protected use within 750 feet of the site.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, in or upon any premises in the city, the operation of an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect, an adult-oriented business permit from the city, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
040. 130, and the two applications may be filed together but require separate forms and fees. 050 requires extensive disclosure: names and addresses of all owners, proof of age 18 or older, a statement of past convictions for specified criminal activity, photographs and fingerprints of owners, and a floor plan, site plan, and location map. 050(D) located within that same 750-foot radius. The Police Chief has five City business days to determine whether an application is complete and must notify the applicant in writing if it is not.
030. 100, an approved business cannot relocate to a new address without a new permit process. 200: the Police Department, Fire Department, Community Development Department, and County Health Department may inspect the premises at any time it is open, and interfering with a lawful inspection is itself a violation.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a permit, or interfering with a lawful inspection, subjects the owner, operator, manager, or permittee to civil remedies including license revocation under Section 9.05.200(B), with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. A business operating in violation of the chapter is also declared a public nuisance that the City may abate or enjoin under Chapter 8.10. Section 9.05.200(D) specifically states the City does not impose a criminal penalty for chapter violations tied to sexual conduct or activities; the permit system is a civil licensing process instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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