Business Licensing Requirements
Castle Pines businesses play a vital role in our community. By providing goods and services locally to our residents
and visitors, businesses help to ensure our City's prosperity today and in the future. The City of Castle Pines thanks
businesses for choosing our City as their place of business and look forward to enhanced relationships between the
City and our growing business community.
On January 10, 2011, the Castle Pines City Council adopted Ordinance 10-10, requiring all businesses operating within the City boundaries to obtain either a Business License or a Contractors License from the City. These new licenses are in addition to the City of Castle Pines Sales Tax License. The City Council wishes to require persons conducting or operating a business within the City to obtain a business license in order to assist the City in determining who is operating businesses within the City and to obtain data and resources to promote and enhance economic development and planning. The City Council also wishes to regulate contractors operating in the City by requiring them to obtain contractor licenses in order to help ensure that such contractors are qualified to conduct their operations and hold sufficient insurance to protect residents and taxpayers of the City. The City Council finds that licensing businesses and contractors promotes the public health, safety, and welfare of residents, taxpayers, and visitors of the City.
For questions about licensing, please contact Diane Spomer, Deputy City Clerk, at diane.spomer@castlepinesgov.com or at 303.705.0200. You can find license application forms and Frequently Asked Questions on the City of Castle Pines website.
New Businesses
New businesses must obtain a Business License, and a Sales Tax License if applicable, within 30 days after the commencement of business to avoid any late fees, as set forth in the Business License and Contractor License Fee Schedule.
Business Licenses
Business licenses are required for any person to engage in business within the City, without first obtaining and
keeping in effect a Business License.
Engaged in a business means any of the following activities by a person:
- Directly, indirectly or by a subsidiary maintains a building, store, office, salesroom, warehouse or other place of business within the City; or
- Maintains one or more employees, agents or commissioned salespersons on duty at a location within the City; or
- Owns, leases, rents or otherwise exercises control over non-residential real or personal property within the City.
All Business Licenses are issued for a term of up to two (2) years, all licenses expiring on December 31st of the succeeding year following the first calendar year covered by the Business License. Existing Business Licenses must be renewed by January 1 of the calendar year following the expiration date of the existing license.
Licensee shall report in writing any change in information contained in his or her last application within thirty (30) days of such change, and a supplemental license shall be issued at the discretion of the License Officer and additional fees collected or refunded where appropriate.
No Business License is required for: 1) Any person who holds a current, valid Contractor License or Sales & Use Tax License issued by the City; or 2) Any person who operates a home occupation as defined in the City Zoning Ordinance, except for a home occupation required to be locally licensed by the State of Colorado or federal government.
Licenses that are expired are not subject to renewal and must be processed and approved as a new license.
Fee: $50 (2-Year License)
Sales Tax Licenses
Businesses selling items or services applicable to sales tax in the City of Castle Pines must also obtain a Castle Pines Sales Tax license. No Business License is required of any person who holds a valid Sales Tax License. All Sales Tax Licenses expire December 31st of each year.
New Application Fee: $5
Fee: $10 per year
Contractor Licenses
A Contractor License must be obtained before the commencement of business in the City. No permits shall be issued for work to be done by an unregistered contractor. Upon application approval, a Contractor License shall be issued for a term of up to two (2) years, all licenses expiring on December 31st of the succeeding year following the first calendar year covered by the Contractor License. Existing Contractor Licenses must be renewed by January 1 of the calendar year following the expiration date of the existing license. A Business License is not required if the business has a City Contractor License.
Fee: please see the Business License and Contractor License Fee Schedule |
