Lakewood, Colorado: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: Yes, in a limited sense. The city has no per-rep peddler's permit; the only door-to-door-specific rule is that a resident may post a notice barring peddlers, solicitors and hawkers, and entering a posted property to solicit is unlawful (§ 5.28.010). Separately, the company itself must hold a City of Lakewood Sales and Use Tax License to sell taxable goods or services in the city (§ 3.01.310).
• Where it comes from: The City of Lakewood Finance Department issues the Sales and Use Tax License through the city's online tax filing system (§ 3.01.310(B)).
• Fee: A nonrefundable $20.00 fee accompanies each initial license application and each renewal (§ 3.01.320). A $30.00 late charge applies if the application isn't filed within 30 days of first doing business in the city (§§ 3.01.310(B), 3.01.320(D)).
• Hours you may knock: Not published. No clock-time restriction on door-to-door canvassing was found in chapter 5.28 (Solicitors and Peddlers) or in the sales/use tax license chapter.
• What the rep carries: Not published. Chapter 5.28 addresses only a resident's right to post a no-soliciting notice; it does not require a rep to carry a permit, badge, or ID.
• What takes the time: Not published: no background-check, fingerprinting, or investigation requirement appears in either chapter read.
• Code: Lakewood Municipal Code, ch. 5.28, § 5.28.010 (no-soliciting notice); ch. 3.01, pt. III, §§ 3.01.310, 3.01.320 (Sales and Use Tax License).
• Worth knowing: The Sales and Use Tax License is valid for two years from issuance, not one (§ 3.01.310(E)(3)).
• Read it yourself: Lakewood (CO) Municipal Code, ch. 5.28 - Solicitors and Peddlers · Lakewood (CO) Municipal Code, ch. 3.01, pt. III - Sales and Use Tax License · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Are there city-set knocking hours for door-to-door commercial sales, even though none appear in the code? Does our type of business (fiber/solar/pest/security sales) require the Sales and Use Tax License, and is it per company or per crew location? Is there any city-issued rep ID or badge for door-to-door sales, beyond the business-level tax license? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________