Skip to main content
CityRuleLookup

Business Licensing & Operations in Centennial, CO (2026)

2 verified business licensing & operations rules for Centennial, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Adult Entertainment

Centennial restricts sexually oriented businesses to a narrow Industrial-zoned strip between I-25, Havana Street, Costilla Avenue, and Arapahoe Road, and bans them within 1,000 feet of schools, homes, parks, churches, child care centers, and each other.

Centennial Adult Business Location Rules

Significant Restrictions

Centennial Municipal Code § 12-2-410(C)(2)-(3)

Sexually oriented businesses shall be permitted only upon properties zoned Industrial ("I") within the boundaries of the City of Centennial lying between Interstate 25 on the west; Havana Street on the east; Costilla Avenue on the south; and Arapahoe Road on the north... No sexually oriented business shall be located within 1,000 feet of the following: a. A school; b. A boundary of any resident...

Pawnbrokers

Centennial requires every pawnbroker to hold a City license before opening, and bars a new pawnshop from locating within one mile of any other pawnbroker inside or outside city limits.

Centennial Pawnbroker License Requirements

Some Restrictions

Centennial Municipal Code §§ 6-7-110, 6-7-120(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of pawnbrokering in the City without first having obtained a pawnbroker's license in accordance with this Article in addition to all other licenses required by the City. Such licenses shall be kept current at all times, and failure to maintain a current license shall constitute a violation of this Article.(b)It shall be unlawful for ...

Looking for Arapahoe County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Centennial city rules.

Business Licensing & Operations in Arapahoe County