Castle Rock eases No Knock rules, signs now enough to block solicitors

Castle Rock residents no longer have to sign up on a No Knock list to keep solicitors off the doorstep. Under Ordinance No. 2026-011, a No Knock sticker or no soliciting sign posted near the front door is now enough to bar live sales visits inside the town’s municipal boundaries.

The change, adopted April 21 and folded into Chapter 5.04 of the municipal code, removes a step that town officials said had become difficult to manage. The ordinance record said the No Knock List was increasingly burdensome to maintain and virtually impossible to update, and Castle Rock said ending the registration system would improve governmental efficiency without adding any burden to residents. The town’s own guidance says the program was created to let homeowners opt out of door-to-door solicitation and sales, and the new rule keeps that goal while making the opt-out simpler.

The practical effect is straightforward for homeowners and renters alike: no separate paperwork, no resident list and no need to wait for a staff update before a stop-at-the-door request takes hold. Old No Knock stickers still work, and new decals are available at Castle Rock Water, 175 Kellogg Court, Building 171, and Taft House, 3570 Celestial Ave. The town’s public notice page also says the updated system includes a printable option for residents who want one.

Castle Rock did not loosen oversight on the solicitor side. Anyone trying to sell goods or services in person, even if delivery happens later, still counts as a solicitor and still must register with the town and carry a valid town-issued badge. Residents who see someone ignoring the rules are being told to call the Town of Castle Rock Police Department’s nonemergency line while the solicitor is still in the neighborhood and be ready with details such as the person’s name, business name, badge number, vehicle description or license plate.

The ordinance also leaves several kinds of contact untouched. Door hangers and fliers are still allowed, and the rule does not apply to canvassers for religious or political organizations or to noncommercial groups such as schools and Boy or Girl Scouts. The update applies only within Castle Rock’s municipal boundaries, not to addresses elsewhere in Douglas County or in nearby Castle Pines.

The new approach lands against a long-running history of doorstep regulation in Castle Rock. In Aptive Environmental, LLC v. Town of Castle Rock, the town defended a 7:00 p.m. curfew on commercial door-to-door solicitation after Aptive sued in 2017, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a published opinion on May 15, 2020. That backdrop helps explain why Castle Rock is still policing solicitation closely, while making the resident opt-out faster and easier to use.