Cheyenne committee amends home-occupation rules to allow limited at-home salons, massage therapy and vehicle detailing

The Cheyenne Public Services Committee voted May 5 to amend the Unified Development Code to clarify which activities may operate as home occupations, add definitions for massage therapy and massage parlors, and create limits for at-home vehicle detailing and beauty salons.

The changes, recommended to the full City Council on second reading, add definitions and narrow a list of specifically excluded uses while carving out narrow allowances for some services when run by the resident operator. Planning staff said the intent is to reflect requests from residents and to align zoning review with existing licensing requirements.

The revision will allow a licensed massage therapist who lives at the property to offer massage therapy as a home occupation, but it removes “massage parlor” language from the exclusion list. Planning staff said municipal licensing requirements (municipal code section cited in the meeting as 5.52.0.01) still apply, and any home-based massage business must meet those licensing rules.

Staff planner Mister Ward, Planning and Development Department, told the committee the change creates separate definitions for “massage parlor” and “massage therapy” so staff can distinguish the two when reviewing…