El Paso County
El Paso County Planning and Community Development
In short
El Paso County Planning and Community Development issues 2 permits we publish for El Paso 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
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daycare Permit (zoning, unincorporated areas)only if it applies to you | El Paso County Planning and Community Development | $196 per application, including the $37 technology fee (2026 Fee Schedule, effective May 1, 2026) | per application | 2026-10-10 |
| Zoning and Land-Use Approvals (unincorporated areas)only if it applies to you | El Paso County Planning and Community Development | Home Occupation Permit $196; Commercial Over the Counter Site Development Plan Review $450; Commercial Site Development Plan Minor $1,723 / Major $4,045; Sign Permit $359; Temporary Use $185; Special Use Minor $1,908 / Major $6,547; Variance of Use Minor $1,821 / Major $5,677; Board of Adjustment $1,649; Early Assistance Meeting $581 (2026 Fee Schedule, effective May 1, 2026; each includes the $37 technology fee). | per application | 2026-10-10 |
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
Daycare Permit (zoning, unincorporated areas)
A child care operation in unincorporated El Paso County applies to Planning and Community Development for a Daycare Permit. The 2026 Fee Schedule lists the Daycare Permit at $196.00, and its footnote 3 states that the daycare permit includes childcare, adultcare and group home permits. A variance for daycare spacing goes to the Board of Adjustment, listed in the same schedule at $1,649.00. The figure is from the El Paso County Planning and Community Development 2026 Fee Schedule (effective May 1, 2026), linked from the department's home page as its '2026 Fee Schedule'; per its footnote 1, application fees include a $37.00 technology fee.
Zoning and Land-Use Approvals (unincorporated areas)
Planning and Community Development administers the El Paso County Land Development Code in unincorporated El Paso County, and the county's liquor policy assigns it the zoning compliance check for liquor applicants. Its 2026 Fee Schedule lists a Home Occupation Permit at $196.00, a Commercial Over the Counter Site Development Plan Review at $450.00, a Commercial Site Development Plan at $1,723.00 (minor) or $4,045.00 (major), a Sign Permit at $359.00, a Temporary Use at $185.00, a Special Use at $1,908.00 (minor) or $6,547.00 (major), a Variance of Use at $1,821.00 (minor) or $5,677.00 (major), a Board of Adjustment application at $1,649.00 and an Early Assistance Meeting at $581.00. Which approval a business needs depends on its zoning district and use. The figure is from the El Paso County Planning and Community Development 2026 Fee Schedule (effective May 1, 2026), linked from the department's home page as its '2026 Fee Schedule'; per its footnote 1, application fees include a $37.00 technology fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- El Paso County
- Phone
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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.
- 2026 Fee Schedule (effective May 1, 2026)El Paso County Planning and Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Planning and Community DevelopmentEl Paso County Planning and Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
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