Business Licenses
Home Occupation Business License
How to Apply:
1) Submit a completed Alpine City Home Occupation Business License Application including payment of all fees. All incomplete applications will be returned.
- A fee of $25.00 per year is charged for all Home Occupations. You may have one employee outside of the family at an additional fee of $25.00 per year.
- Included with this application is a copy of the Home Occupation Ordinance (Section 3.23.7.3). This needs to be signed and dated, notifying the City that you understand and will comply with all of the requirements.
2) Attend a Planning Commission meeting.
-Planning Commission meetings are generally held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Complete applications must be submitted 2 weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting.
- The Home Occupation Business License application will be reviewed by both the Planning Commission and City Council before a license is issued. Once your application is submitted, you will be informed of the date that your application will be on the agenda.
-You must attend the Planning Commission meeting but it is not necessary to attend the City Council meeting.
3) Building, Fire, and/or Zoning Inspection if required (see Home Occupation Ordinance Section 3.23.7.3 #15).
- Building, Fire, and/or Zoning inspections will be required when customers/clients will be coming to the home as part of the business. The inspections will be limited to the business portion of the home.
1) Submit a completed Alpine City Home Occupation Business License Application including payment of all fees. All incomplete applications will be returned.
- A fee of $25.00 per year is charged for all Home Occupations. You may have one employee outside of the family at an additional fee of $25.00 per year.
- Included with this application is a copy of the Home Occupation Ordinance (Section 3.23.7.3). This needs to be signed and dated, notifying the City that you understand and will comply with all of the requirements.
2) Attend a Planning Commission meeting.
-Planning Commission meetings are generally held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Complete applications must be submitted 2 weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting.
- The Home Occupation Business License application will be reviewed by both the Planning Commission and City Council before a license is issued. Once your application is submitted, you will be informed of the date that your application will be on the agenda.
-You must attend the Planning Commission meeting but it is not necessary to attend the City Council meeting.
3) Building, Fire, and/or Zoning Inspection if required (see Home Occupation Ordinance Section 3.23.7.3 #15).
- Building, Fire, and/or Zoning inspections will be required when customers/clients will be coming to the home as part of the business. The inspections will be limited to the business portion of the home.
-Applicant must fill out the home occupation self fire inspection form if the home occupation will not have any customers/clients coming to the home as part of the home occupation.
License Renewal:
Renew your license each year that you are still in business and inform the City when you are no longer in business.
- Your business license will expire on December 31st of each year. Renewal notices will be sent to you as a reminder, but you are responsible for making sure renewal payments are received prior to delinquency. If a license renewal fee is not paid by March 1st, it will be subject to double the base rate as a late charge.
- Home Occupations may be renewed annually provided there have been no reported violations/complaints which may require termination of the Home Occupation.
- A business license cannot be transferred from one person to another or from one location to another. It is the business owner’s responsibility to let the City know when a change will be taking place.
Glossary of Terms
License Renewal:
Renew your license each year that you are still in business and inform the City when you are no longer in business.
- Your business license will expire on December 31st of each year. Renewal notices will be sent to you as a reminder, but you are responsible for making sure renewal payments are received prior to delinquency. If a license renewal fee is not paid by March 1st, it will be subject to double the base rate as a late charge.
- Home Occupations may be renewed annually provided there have been no reported violations/complaints which may require termination of the Home Occupation.
- A business license cannot be transferred from one person to another or from one location to another. It is the business owner’s responsibility to let the City know when a change will be taking place.
Glossary of Terms
Business Registration Number (aka Business Entity Number): By law, you are required to register your business name with the Department of Commerce. You must provide a copy of your Business Registration number when you return your business license application to our office. Please call (801) 530-4849 if you have any questions. The OneStop Online Business Registration Application will provide you this number.
Sales Tax Number: Generally, only businesses involved with the sale of a tangible product must apply for a State Sales Tax number. For questions, you may contact the Commission at 1-800-662-4335. If you are required to have a Sales Tax Number, you must provide it when you return your business license application to our office. The OneStop Online Business Registration Application will provide you this number if your business requires it.
Federal Employer Identification Number (aka Federal Tax I.D. Number, EIN or FEIN): Most businesses will need to obtain a Federal Employer Identification Number with the Internal Revenue Service if a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, OR sole proprietor with employees is being created. Please call 1-800-829-4933 or go to www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html for additional information. The OneStop Online Business Registration Application will notify you in the event you need to obtain this number.
Employer Withholding Number: Employers can get a withholding tax account (license) by using the OneStop Online Business Registration Application or completing and submitting the form TC-69 Utah State Business and Tax Registration to the Tax Commission. There is no fee for a withholding tax account. However, if you have a history of filing or paying taxes late, you may have to post a surety bond.
State License: It is required of some occupations to have a special license issued by the state. Please go to www.dopl.utah.gov for more information or call the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional licensing at 1(866) 275-3675.
Federal License: You will only need a federal license or permit if your business is involved in activities that are supervised and regulated by a federal agency. The types of business activities licensed by the federal government can be found at www.business.gov/register/licenses-and-permits/federal-licenses.html.
Andrea Chapman at (801) 756-6347 x101
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