Location of Adult-Oriented Business Uses
Santa Clara City Code § 18.62.020
in effectA. C-R Zone. Adult-oriented business uses are only allowed with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit in the C-R zone as shown in Table 2-4 (Commercial Zones Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements).
B. Distances. Notwithstanding the above, no adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult cabaret, adult hotel/motel, or any other adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented business use shall be established within certain specified distances of certain land uses or zones as specified below. No adult-oriented business uses shall be established or located within:
1. 500 feet from a parcel, located within or outside the City limits, situated in a Residential or a Mixed-Use zone.
2. 500 feet from another parcel, located within or outside the City limits, used for any adult-oriented business use.
3. 500 feet from another parcel, located within or outside the City limits, used for any restricted personal services use.
4. 500 feet from any other parcel, located within or outside the City limits, used for a public or private State-licensed child day care center and/or large family day care facility, nursery school, elementary school, secondary school, junior high school, high school, community college, or university).
C. Measurement of Distances. The distance between two adult-oriented business uses or any of the other zones or land uses identified in Subsection B. (Distances), above, shall be measured in compliance with Section 18.04.050 (Measurement of Separation Requirements).
Source: City of Santa Clara Zoning Code (santaclaraca.gov PDF)URL: https://www.santaclaraca.gov/our-city/departments-a-f/community-development/planning-division/zoningFetched: 10/24/2026