Permits/Licenses
Auctions
An auction sale is the offering for sale or selling of personal property to the highest bidder or offering for sale at a high price and then offering the same at successive lower prices until a buyer is secured. Auctions can only be conducted by a licensed auctioneer, who must first submit an auction license application to the City Clerk’s Office, along with the appropriate fees and bond, at least ten days prior to the proposed auction (View Chapter 22, Article 1 of the City Code)
Collection Containers
Home Day Care
Use the Home Day Care Zoning Analysis Tool: Quickly determine if a property falls within 750-feet of an existing home daycare.
Ice Cream Peddlers
Liquor License
Massage Establishments
Miniature Golf, Go-Karts & Arcades
Pawnbrokers
Peddlers / Solicitors
Seasonal Sales
Smoking Lounges
Special Events Ordinance
Download the special event permit application required for profit and non-profit events including but not limited to:
- outdoor festivals.
- flea markets.
- outdoor rummage sales (not required for residential yard/garage sales).
- sidewalk sales.
- outdoor grand openings.
- use of large balloons or tents.
- balloon rides.
- spotlights.
- fun runs, bicycle races, walk-a-thons.
- parades.
and similar types of activities which
- may be or may not be designed for pecuniary profits.
- do not seek a permanent site or business location.
- are of such a nature as to be acceptable to the general public with regard to morals, safety features, and the conduct of the special event participants.
- where the activity is not otherwise permitted in the zoning ordinance. (View Section 5, Article IV of the City Code.)
Download the special event permit application must be made to the City Clerk along with the necessary fees. No permit will be issued for any special event at any location where such use is not permitted by the Zoning Ordinance without first obtaining approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
A special event permit is not required for parties or gatherings at a private residence or subdivision commons area, garage/yard sales, estate sales (unless it is an auction – see Auctions). Please note that the City does not allow any street closings unless it is a dead-end or cul-de-sac and a signature is provided from all residents affected by the street closing.
Check with the City Clerk's Office at (248) 871-2412 to see if a permit is required for your special event.