Westminster, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

, as controlling wherever the state law imposes different requirements. Licensed physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, nurses, barbers and cosmetologists practicing within their own licenses, school and university athletic-department massage, and hospitals and nursing homes are exempt under Section 5-15-3(C). The application process in Section 5-15-4 is unusually procedural for a business license: the City Manager schedules a public hearing before the special permit and license board at least 30 days out, requires posted signage at least 22 inches wide and 26 inches high on the premises for 10 days, newspaper publication, and City-circulated petitions gauging the neighborhood's views, with the board weighing the number of nearby massage parlors, the applicant's character and experience, neighborhood impact, traffic and parking, and architectural compatibility.

00 renewal fee; licenses expire every December 31. No change of location is ever allowed for a licensed premises under Section 5-15-8. 00 Police Department identity card under Section 5-15-9, and Section 5-15-10 bars anyone under 18 from receiving or providing massage services absent a parent or physician's prescription, requiring a posted 14-by-11-inch warning sign to that effect.