Arapahoe County Public Works and Development, Zoning

Zoning Permits and Letters: sign, fence, temporary use, zoning verification (Arapahoe County Zoning Fee Schedule)

Arapahoe County Public Works and Development (6924 S. Lima St., Centennial; Zoning 720-874-6711) charges the fees in the county's Zoning Fee Schedule. The current schedule is the attachment to Board of County Commissioners matter 26-378, "Amendment of the Zoning Fee Schedule to include Short-Term Rental Licensing Fees," passed July 28, 2026; its header reads "EFFECTIVE DATE-JANUARY 1, 2013" with the date 04/03/2026, and it restates the earlier fees while adding short-term rental fees. For a storefront business the schedule lists: sign permit $23 base plus $1.15 per square foot, plus a $100 electrical fee for an electrically lit sign; fence permit $240 commercial ($48 residential, $1,000 perimeter); temporary use permit $500, or $100 for a feather sign or banner; and $100 for a zoning verification letter. Board of Adjustment applications are $450 for a regular meeting and $900 for a special meeting. A business inside one of the county's 13 cities and towns applies to that municipality for its own sign, fence and zoning approvals.