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Colorado Springs, CO Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
UDC Subsection 7.3.304I.3.l
License required
City Clerk's office massage therapist license
Scheduling rule
Appointment-only, 15 minutes between clients
Base permit
Home Occupation Permit under Section 7.5.504

Summary

A Colorado Springs home occupation permit for massage therapy comes with its own scheduling rule: UDC Subsection 7.3.304I.3.l requires the therapist to be licensed through the City Clerk's office and to see clients only by appointment, spaced at least 15 minutes apart to hold down client vehicle traffic.

l. A home-based massage therapist must be licensed by the City Clerk's office, and all client visits shall be on an appointment basis with a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes between appointments in order to limit client vehicle traffic.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).

Full Breakdown

3 are generic, no outside employees, no signage bigger than two square feet, no more than half the first floor used for the business, but item l singles out one profession for an added traffic-control rule: a home-based massage therapist must be licensed by the City Clerk's office, and all client visits must be on an appointment basis with a minimum of fifteen minutes between appointments. That means a massage therapist working from a Colorado Springs home cannot run a walk-in practice or back-to-back scheduling with no gap; every client must be scheduled in advance, and the therapist must build at least a 15-minute buffer between appointments so one client's car has cleared the block before the next arrives.

504 before any home-based massage practice may begin, and the general standards still apply, the therapy space must be secondary to the residential use, confined to the dwelling or an enclosed accessory structure, and must not create parking problems or nuisance to neighbors. The City Clerk's office issues the professional massage-therapist license referenced here separately from the Planning Department's home occupation permit, so a compliant home massage business in Colorado Springs needs both approvals in hand before opening.

Violations & Fines

Operating a home-based massage practice without City Clerk licensure, or booking clients without the required 15-minute appointment gap, violates UDC Subsection 7.3.304I.3.l and can result in revocation of the home occupation permit plus the general penalty under Section 1.1.201: a fine up to $2,500, up to 189 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued operation a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run a walk-in massage practice from my Colorado Springs home?
No. Subsection 7.3.304I.3.l requires all client visits to a home-based massage practice to be on an appointment basis, with a minimum of fifteen minutes between appointments to limit client vehicle traffic: walk-ins aren't allowed under this standard.
Do I need a separate license to offer massage therapy from home?
Yes. The rule requires the therapist to be licensed by the City Clerk's office, in addition to the Home Occupation Permit required under Section 7.5.504 before any home-based business, massage or otherwise, may operate.
Why does the Code require a 15-minute gap between massage clients?
The stated purpose is traffic control. Subsection 7.3.304I.3.l ties the appointment spacing to limiting client vehicle traffic, preventing a residential street from seeing clustered client parking typical of a commercial practice.

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