Adult Oriented Business
 

Any establishment operating as an adult bookstore, an adult service business, an adult video facility, an adult motel, a cabaret, or any combination of the foregoing.
 
Tempe City Code §16A-112 to §16A-135
 
Non-refundable application fee $500, Annual license fee $200.
 

Classifications:

  • adult retail store
  • adult service business
  • adult video facility, adult theater or arcade
  • adult motel/hotel
  • adult cabaret
  • adult motion picture theater
  • nude model studio

Location Requirements - (Sec. 16A-133):

  • can not be within 1,320 feet of another adult oriented business
  • can not be within 1,320 feet of a Church
  • can not be within 1,320 feet of a Child Care Facility, Preschool, Nursery, any Elementary or Secondary School, Library, Public Park, Public Community Building, Recreational Facility where minors are permitted, Liquor license premise with #6 (Bar) or #7 (Beer & Wine Bar), Residential District, or the property line of a lot devoted to a residential use.

Application packet must contain the following:

  • business application

  • individual applications for all owners, manager's, controlling persons

  • copy of owners' and manager's driver's license

  • $24 fingerprint fee per person

  • digital photos of all applicant's (taken by Licensing Staff)

  • Management agreement

  • Privilege tax permit

  • Proof of Use Permit

  • an accurate floor plan depicting the interior and layout of the premises

  • must show manager's station

  • must show place at which the adult oriented business license will be posted

  • must show overhead lighting fixtures

  • must show the portions of the premises in which patrons will not be permitted

  • must state the total floor space occupied by the business

  • certification that the adult oriented business does not violate the location requirements of Section 16A-133 of the city code

All owners and managers must submit fingerprints

Application packet is processed by:

                  1.      Building Safety
                  2.      Development Services
                  3.      Fire Prevention
                  4.      Police Department

A sales tax license is also required