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Douglas County Department of Community Development, Planning Services

In short

Douglas County Department of Community Development, Planning Services issues 2 permits we publish for Douglas County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Massage Facility License (unincorporated Douglas County)only if it applies to youDouglas County Department of Community Development, Planning ServicesNew license $100; transfer $50; biennial renewal $25 (county massage facility licensure procedures §5-203.2, adopted 11-4-2024 by Res. No. R-024-124; the same amounts first set by Resolution No. 2023-045, Exhibit A, April 11, 2023). Ordinance No. O-023-001 §4(c) caps the fee at $150 for issuing or renewing a license.biennial (renewed every two years); a temporary license on a sale or change of ownership is valid for 30 days2026-10-10
Planning and Zoning Approvals — Site Improvement Plan, Use by Special Review, Sign, Home Occupation (unincorporated Douglas County)only if it applies to youDouglas County Department of Community Development, Planning ServicesSite Improvement Plan, nonresidential $1,550; minor revision $225; Use by Special Review new application 0-40 acres $1,200; Sign Permit $75; Home Occupation Class 2 Permit $80; Seasonal Use Permit $150; Zoning Review with Building Permit $50; Administrative Variance $375; Variance $500; Appeal $500 (Development Review Fee Schedule, adopted January 4, 2005, revised January 24, 2017).per application2026-10-10

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Massage Facility License (unincorporated Douglas County)

The county's Massage Facility Licensing page states that any business in unincorporated Douglas County where massage therapy or full-body massage is practiced or administered must obtain a Massage Facility License, and that new facilities need the license before opening. Resolution No. 2023-045, Exhibit A (adopted April 11, 2023), sets the fees at $100 for a new license, $50 for a transfer and $25 for the biennial renewal; Ordinance No. O-023-001 §4(c) caps the fee at one hundred and fifty dollars for issuing or renewing a license. Under §7 of the ordinance, a temporary license valid for thirty days is available on a sale or change of ownership. The county page lists exemptions that may be requested, including barber shops and beauty salons where state-licensed barbers and cosmetologists provide massage in the ordinary course of their professions, and bona fide athletic clubs that do not receive more than 10 percent of gross income from massage. Applications require criminal background checks. Contact Planning Resources at 303-660-7460 or MassageLicense@douglasco.gov.

Planning and Zoning Approvals — Site Improvement Plan, Use by Special Review, Sign, Home Occupation (unincorporated Douglas County)

A business developing or changing a site in unincorporated Douglas County goes through Planning Services in the Department of Community Development. The county's Development Review page states that 'all fees are identified in the Development Review Fee Schedule' and links the schedule adopted January 4, 2005 and revised January 24, 2017, which is also the schedule linked on the county's Forms & Fee Schedules page. Under it, a nonresidential Site Improvement Plan costs $1,550 and a minor revision $225; a new Use by Special Review application for 0-40 acres $1,200; a Sign Permit $75; a Home Occupation Class 2 Permit $80; a Seasonal Use Permit $150; zoning review with a building permit $50; an administrative variance $375, a variance $500 and an appeal $500. The schedule notes that Douglas County Planning does not charge 'Approval' fees.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Douglas County
Phone
303-660-7460

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Development Review Fee Schedule (adopted January 4, 2005; revised January 24, 2017)Douglas County Department of Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  2. Development Review RegulationsDouglas County Department of Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  3. Douglas County massage facility licensure procedures, §5-203.2 Application Fee (adopted 11-4-2024 by Res. No. R-024-124)Douglas County Board of County Commissioners (eCode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  4. Forms & Fee SchedulesDouglas County Department of Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  5. Massage Facility LicensingDouglas County Department of Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  6. Ordinance No. O-023-001, massage facility licensing (recorded May 5, 2023)Douglas County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  7. Resolution No. 2023-045, massage facility licensure fees (adopted April 11, 2023)Douglas County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10

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