Agenda Date: 10/06/2026
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Ordinance 18-2026: An ordinance on first reading, repealing and reenacting Title 3, Chapter 11, of the Littleton City Code regarding massage establishments to comply with recent state legislation governing massage facility licensure and fingerprint-based criminal history record checks
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From: James L. Becklenberg, City Manager Prepared by: Laurie Matta, Finance Director Presentations: N/A
PURPOSE:
Council has consistently prioritized public safety and a fair, well-administered regulatory environment for Littleton businesses. State law now requires every local government with a massage facility inside its boundaries to establish a local process ensuring that operators, owners, and employees submit to fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. Littleton's existing massage establishment regulations were adopted in 1978 and predate recent state legislative mandates. This ordinance repeals and reenacts Title 3, Chapter 11 in its entirety to bring the city into compliance with state legislative requirements.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The City of Littleton is a home rule municipality with authority to license and regulate businesses operating within its city limits. C.R.S. § 30-15-401.4, as amended by House Bill 24-1371, Senate Bill 25-146, and House Bill 26-1257 requires a local government with a massage facility in its jurisdiction to establish a process ensuring fingerprint-based background checks are conducted for operators, owners, and employees, performed in accordance with C.R.S. § 24-33.5-424.5. The ordinance is written to take effect on or after August 13, 2026, so that it is governed by C.R.S. § 30-15-401.4 as amended by HB 26-1257.
BACKGROUND:
The following summaries provide a brief background on the recent legislation:
HB 24-1371 ("More Uniform Local Massage Facilities Regulation"), signed June 6, 2024, required mandatory background checks...
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