Business Licensing & Operations in Arapahoe County, CO (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Arapahoe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Adult Entertainment
Unincorporated Arapahoe County confines sexually-oriented businesses to B-4, B-5, I-1 and I-2 zoning under Land Development Code § 3-3.7.B, and bars them within 1,000 feet of churches, schools, residential zone boundaries, dwellings, parks and child-care centers, or of another such business.
Arapahoe County Sexually-Oriented Business Zoning
Significant RestrictionsArapahoe County Land Development Code § 3-3.7.B
B. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 1. No person may operate or cause to be operated a sexually-oriented business outside of the B-4, B-5, I-1 and I-2 Zoning Districts. No person may operate or cause to be operated a sexually-oriented business on a property with a P.U.D. zoning designation, unless such use was specifically listed in the P.U.D. approval prior to the enactment of this Section. 2. No person ma...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Arapahoe County
2 cities in Arapahoe County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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