Business Licensing

A business license is required for each business, occupation, or profession within the Town of Estes Park which consists of selling goods, wares, merchandise or services; the performing or rendering of service for charge; the leasing, renting or furnishing of accommodation units; and the carrying on or engaging in any non-residential business. Each business conducted at a separate location, regardless of ownership, shall obtain and maintain a separate business license.

Renewal Invoices/Statements

2019 Renewal Invoices/Statements have been issued by email to all licensed businesses and vacation home and bed and breakfast registrations. All renewals are due no later than March 31, 2019. Vacation homes which do not register by March 31, 2019 shall forfeit their registration and are subject to reapplication and cap limits.

Renewal FAQs

How do I indicate changes to my business license, vacation home or bed and breakfast information? Please indicate any changes to the information on file with the Clerk's office on the invoice/statement you received by email. If you do not have the ability to electronically make changes to a PDF simply print your invoice/statement to write in changes. Once updates have been indicated, invoices/statements can be sent back to the Clerk's office by email at townclerk@estes.org or by mail to Attn: Town Clerk's Office, P. O Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517.

How do I remit my renewal payment online? Payment can be made online by visiting www.estes.org/payments. License or registration number will be required which can be found on your renewal invoice/statement or by calling a Clerk's office staff member at 970-577-4777. If you have indicated changes on your invoice/statement and have submitted those changes to the Clerk's office do not select "Changes?" when making payment online.

If I pay online how much is the transaction and service fee? All credit card payments made online are subject to a $0.75 transaction fee and 2.25% processing fee. These fees are collected by the state and are automatically applied on the payment portal.

Are signatures required for both the owner and local representative/property manager or on-site manager for vacation homes and bed and breakfast registration renewals? Both the owner and the local representative/property manager or on-site manager signatures are required for vacation homes and bed and breakfast registrations.

My license/registration expires December 31, 2018. Should I be concerned if I do not turn in my renewal before then? Although licenses/registrations expire on December 31, 2018 a grace period of March 31, 2019 is in place for submitting proper renewal paperwork. Residentially zoned vacation homes which do not register by March 31, 2019 shall forfeit their registration and are subject to reapplication and cap limits.

What are the taxes for 2019? A sales tax chart for 2018 and 2019 can be found by visiting www.estes.org/salestax.

To apply for a new business license, choose the appropriate application from the list below.

Please note:

Application must have all requested fields completed. Any incomplete applications will be immediately returned to the applicant for completion.
Those applying as a sole proprietor must submit a completed Affidavit of Lawful Presence accompanied by a copy of a Colorado Driver's License, or another acceptable form of identification with the application.

Vacation Home Registration Status:

**The CAP for residential-zoned vacation homes was reached on May 4, 2018. At present there are 38 residential-zoned vacation home registrations on the wait-list for processing. Please note there is not a limit on the number of commercial-zoned vacation home registrations.**

General Business License

A General Business license is required for a business, profession or occupation that consists of the selling of goods, wares, merchandise or providing a professional service (outside the home). This category also applies to any non-resident business, profession, occupation, or professional service. (A non-resident business is defined as a business whose business premises is located outside the corporate limits of the Town.)

Cost: One hundred thirty four dollars ($134) per year.

General Business License Application

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Building Contractor Business License

A Building Contractor business license is required for a business, profession or occupation whose primary business is in the physical construction of structures and their appurtenances.

Cost: One hundred thirty four dollars ($134) per year.

Building Contractor Business License Application

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Home Business License

A Home business license is required for a business, profession or occupation conducted by the resident within or from a dwelling (inside the Estes Valley) as an accessory use to the residential use of the dwelling, excluding a building contractor or an accommodation business.

NOTE: The Home license category does not apply to non-resident home-based businesses.

Cost: Sixty seven dollars ($67) per year.

Home Business License Application

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Mobile Food Vending

Outdoor Mobile Food Vendors are permitted in: A, CD, CO, CH, I1 Zoning Districts
Outdoor Mobile Food Vendor; shall mean any person, whether as owner, agent, consignee or employee, who sells or attempts to sell, or who offers to the public free of charge, any services, goods, wares or merchandise, including, but not limited to, food or beverage, from any licensed vehicle (carts prohibited).

Cost: Twenty five dollars ($25) per year.

Mobile Food Vending Application

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Accommodations Business License

An Accommodations business license is required for the leasing, rental or furnishing of any room, mobile home, recreational vehicle, camp site, or other area in a visitor-serving facility that provides temporary lodging, such as any hotel, motel, guest house, apartment, dormitory, mobile home park, recreational vehicle park or campground, or any such similar place, to any person whom, for a consideration, uses, possesses, or has the right to use or possess such room, mobile home site, recreational vehicle site, camp site or other area for a total continuous duration of less than thirty (30) days.

Accommodations Business License

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Bed and Breakfast Registration

A Bed and Breakfast Registration is required for the temporary lodging of guests in a residential dwelling unit that is rented, leased or occupied for accommodations purposes and is operator-occupied on a fulltime basis.

Cost:

In the Town of Estes Park Limits: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) base fee per year; fifty dollars ($50.00) for each bedroom

County/ NO FEE

Bed and Breakfast Registration

Bed and Breakfast Change of Information

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Vacation Home Registration

A Vacation Home Registration is required for the leasing or renting of any single-family dwelling, duplex, multiple-family dwelling or any such similar place for a total continuous duration of less than thirty (30) days, for properties located within the Estes Valley Development area.

On December 15, 2016, the Larimer County Board of Commissioners and the Estes Park Board of Trustees jointly passed regulations governing vacation rental homes in the Estes Valley Development area. These changes took effect at midnight, December 15, 2016. The Vacation Home Registration form requires both the homeowners and the property managers signatures. All fields must be completed before the registration form will be processed. The new process also requires all homeowners and property managers to review, and sign acknowledging the changes to the Estes Valley Development Code Vacation Home Regulations.

Non Residential zoned properties are not subject to the restriction on the number of vacation home registrations allowed in the Estes Valley Development area.

Cost:

In the Town of Estes Park Limits: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) base fee per year; fifty dollars ($50.00) for each bedroom

County/ NO FEE

Vacation Home Registration Application

VHR Change of Information

Note: Applicants filing as a sole proprietor must complete an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with any business application submitted to the Clerk's office.

Local Marketing Tax District Information:

Lodging owners or their management companies, who lease or rent rooms and accommodations for less than 30 days, must collect and remit the local marketing district tax. Local marketing tax applies to hotels, motels, condominiums and camping spaces, and in some areas houses, guest ranches and mobile homes. Please visit the Colorado Department of Revenue website for more information.

For further information, reference the Estes Park Municipal Code or the Estes Valley Development Code.