Business Licensing & Operations in Oakland, CA (2026)
1 verified business licensing & operations rules for Oakland, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Adult Entertainment
Oakland bars Adult Entertainment Activities from opening anywhere in the city without a Conditional Use Permit, and zoning locks in strict spacing on top of that: no adult business may sit within 1,000 feet of a Residential Zone boundary or within 300 feet of another adult entertainment use.
Oakland Adult Entertainment Zoning Spacing Rules
Significant RestrictionsOakland Planning Code § 17.102.160(A), (C)
A. Conditional Use Permit Requirement. Adult Entertainment Activities are not permitted in any zone except upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the criteria in Subsection B. of this Section (which supersedes the general criteria in Section 17.134.050) and the conditional use procedure in Chapter 17.134. ... C. Location. 1. No Adult Entertainment Activity shall be located wi...
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