Castle Pines Council adopts massage facility regulations and firearms opt-out

Castle Pines City Council took steps that reshape local regulation for small businesses and firearms policy, according to the city’s Jan. 27 meeting materials and the city’s meeting wrap-up. The city’s Jan. 27 agenda showed Ordinance 26-01 and Ordinance 26-02 on second reading and scheduled for public hearings; the city’s published wrap-up indicates both ordinances were adopted following that meeting.

Ordinance 26-01 amends Chapter 6 of the Castle Pines Municipal Code to add a new Article 9 concerning massage facilities. The agenda lists Staff Report Ordinance 26-01.pdf and Ordinance 26-01, Massage Licensing.docx as the supporting documents, suggesting the measure creates a local licensing framework and regulatory requirements for massage businesses operating within the city. For local proprietors and residents who use massage services, the ordinance signals a new layer of municipal oversight that could affect licensing, inspections, and enforcement under Chapter 6.

Ordinance 26-02 is described on the agenda as amending the municipal code to opt out of the firearm prohibitions of Senate Bill 24-131. The agenda lists Staff Report Ordinance 26-02.pdf and Ordinance 26-02, Opt out of SB 24 131 firearms Second Reading.docx. The city’s stated action to opt out places Castle Pines among municipalities asserting local control over enforcement of certain state-level firearm restrictions. The move will have implications for public-safety policy inside city limits and could raise legal and administrative questions about the interplay between municipal code and state law.

A third item, Ordinance 26-03, was set for public hearing on the agenda as an amendment to zoning sections including Section 11 (B - Business District), Section 15 (PD - Planned Development District), and Subsection 3602. The Jan. 27 extract truncates that entry; the full staff report would provide the exact zoning language and practical effects for property owners and developers.

The council roster printed on the agenda lists Mayor Tracy Engerman and councilmembers Chris Eubanks, Deborah Mulvey, Ron Cole, Kori Salazar, Geoff Blue, and Nate Winegar. General business on the Jan. 27 agenda also included a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office update and a Chamber update. The meeting was conducted as a hybrid electronic virtual meeting at 360 Village Square Lane, Event Hall, Castle Pines, with study session at 5:30 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Douglas County Library, 360 Village Square Lane, and the city asks that residents needing accommodations call City Offices at (303) 705-0226 at least 48 hours in advance.

The agenda also scheduled an executive session “Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(b) and 2 C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(e)” to discuss legal advice and negotiator instructions regarding the possible Crowsnest Annexation and the associated Annexation Agreement.

What this means for readers is immediate and practical. Massage businesses should expect new local licensing rules under Chapter 6, and residents will want clarity on how the city’s opt-out of SB 24-131 affects enforcement and public safety. For confirmation of adoption and to review final ordinance language and vote records, consult the City Clerk’s office or the posted meeting minutes and adopted ordinance documents after Jan. 27, or call City Offices at (303) 705-0226.