Business License Code Rewrite

At a glance

What: A rewrite of the business licensing chapter (Chapter 2) of the City Code, presented by the City Clerk's Office and City Attorney's Office as a code scrub.
Outcome: Three ordinances finally passed on the Consent Calendar on September 22, 2026 (9-0 consent vote).

Ordinance 26-52: repeals and reordains Article 1 (General Business License Provisions).
Ordinance 26-53: repeals and reordains Article 3 (Sales of Goods and Services).
Ordinance 26-54: repeals Article 4 (Sexually Oriented Businesses) and reordains it as Article 4 (Adult Use Businesses).
All three provide penalties for violations. Presenters: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk, with staff from the Clerk's Office and the City Attorney's Office.

Lee McRae, License Enforcement Officer, presented all three ordinances with attorneys from the City Attorney's Office; Henjum said the Clerk's Office had given her a thorough briefing.
Henjum moved each ordinance on first reading: 26-52 (seconded by Rainey Jr.), 26-53 (seconded by Gold) and 26-54 (seconded by Rainey Jr.). Each passed 9-0.

City Council minutes, September 8, 2026: https://legistar2.granicus.com/coloradosprings/meetings/2026/9/2798_M_City_Council_26-09-08_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
City Council minutes, September 22, 2026: https://legistar2.granicus.com/coloradosprings/meetings/2026/9/2801_M_City_Council_26-09-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
Files 26-281, 26-282, 26-283 (Signed Ordinances 26-52 to 26-54), Chapter 2 Code Scrub Executive Summary and 2026 Business License Code Changes presentation.

At the work session Lee McRae presented all three ordinances (Ordinance 26-52 for Article 1, 26-53 for Article 3, 26-54 for Article 4), covering the proposed changes, the Article 3 reorganization, insurance requirements and license-type changes. Donelson asked about typical license longevity (varies by type) and said earlier briefings with the Clerk's Office answered his questions.

Ordinances 26-52, 26-53 and 26-54 finally passed on the Consent Calendar.

First reading of all three ordinances, each approved 9-0.

Introduced at the work session; no vote.