Title 19 — Zoning

Chapter 19.60 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES

Imperial Beach Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial Beach

§ 19.60.010. Allowed in C/MU-1 zone only.

  • A. The following described businesses shall only be permitted within the C/MU-1 zone:

    1. Adult bookstores;

    2. Adult motion picture theaters;

    3. Adult mini-motion picture theaters;

    4. Adult motion picture arcades;

    5. Adult hotels or motels;

    6. Model studios;

    7. Sexual encounter studios and rap parlors.

  • B. The following described businesses shall only be permitted within the C/MU-1 zone, and shall require the approval of a conditional use permit:

    1. Dance halls.

    2. Cabarets.

  • (Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)

§ 19.60.020. Establishment and location.

  • A. An adult-oriented business shall only be located in a C/MU-1 zone. It is unlawful to establish any such adultoriented business if the location is:

    1. Within five hundred feet of any religious assembly, public school, park, or playground;

    2. Within two hundred feet of any area that is denominated as an R-1-6000, R-1-3800, R- 3000-D, R-3000, R-2000, or R-1500 zone, or any other area that is primarily residential in character, as evidenced by letter designation in the zoning law of the City;

    3. Within five hundred feet of another adult-oriented business.

  • B. The establishment of any adult-oriented business shall include the opening of such a business as a new business, relocation of such business, or the conversion of an existing business location to any adult-oriented business use.

  • (Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)

§ 19.60.030. Off-street parking.

Off-street parking shall be provided as set forth in Section 19.48.050 , and parking areas shall be paved, striped and lighted.

(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884)

§ 19.60.040. Lobby and entrance area.

Lobby and entrance areas shall be designed so as to minimize obstruction of sidewalks during operating hours.

(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884)

§ 19.60.050. Signs and exterior.

No signs or other structures shall be placed, erected or used on the premises except as provided for in Chapter 19.52 , and those only with the approval of the Planning Commission; nor shall the building be painted in garish colors or in such other fashion as will effectuate the same purpose as a sign(s), with colors which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are inconsistent with nearby properties.

(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884)