Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority (Board of County Commissioners)

Liquor License — Local Approval (unincorporated Douglas County) and State License

The Douglas County liquor licensing authority page states that 'The Douglas County Board of Commissioners acts as the Liquor License Authority for unincorporated areas of Douglas County' and that the county does not have jurisdiction over liquor licenses within Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Parker, Larkspur and Lone Tree; after local approval, applications go to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The county's procedures page requires two checks, one payable to Douglas County and one to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The amounts paid to Douglas County come from the county's Summary of Fees sheet (updated 9/12/2024), which states that 'The $50.00 County application fee is included in the fees below'. Each county figure equals the 'Local Fee County' license fee in the state's DR 8500 (08/14/26) schedule (for example $75 for Hotel & Restaurant) plus the county application component of $50 on a renewal, $450 on a new application or $250 on a transfer, so these are combined amounts of a state-scheduled local license fee and a county application fee. The state's own application and license fees, listed in DR 8500, are paid separately. New applications are held 30 days before a hearing, a public notice must be published and posted at least 10 days before the hearing, servers need TIPS or an approved training programme, and a Certificate of Occupancy from the Building Division may also be required, according to the procedures page.