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Find your business type Select your business type… Accountant — Level 1, $200 Auto Dealer (New) — Level 1, $200 Architects — Level 1, $200 Attorney-At-Law — Level 1, $200 Billiard and Pool Room — Level 1, $200 Cable TV — Level 1, $200 Chiropractor — Level 1, $200 Civil Engineer — Level 1, $200 Concrete Dealer — Level 1, $200 Convenient Store with Gasoline Pumps — Level 1, $200 Convalescent/Nursing Home — Level 1, $200 Counselor — Level 1, $200 Dentist — Level 1, $200 Doctor — Level 1, $200 Electrician — Level 1, $200 Engineer — Level 1, $200 Entertainment Center — Level 1, $200 Farm Implement Sales (New) — Level 1, $200 Farm Supply Store — Level 1, $200 Finance Company — Level 1, $200 Funeral Home/Undertaker — Level 1, $200 Furniture (New) — Level 1, $200 Grocery Store or Supermarket — Level 1, $200 Hardware — Level 1, $200 Hotels/Motels — Level 1, $200 Hospital — Level 1, $200 Industries (25+ employees) — Level 1, $200 Insurance Agency — Level 1, $200 Investment Services — Level 1, $200 Leasing/Temp Services — Level 1, $200 Loan Agency — Level 1, $200 Lumber Dealers — Level 1, $200 Manufacturers (25+ employees) — Level 1, $200 Medical Clinic — Level 1, $200 Medical Home Care — Level 1, $200 Mobile Home Sales — Level 1, $200 Natural Gas Distribution — Level 1, $200 Newspaper (publishing) — Level 1, $200 Ophthalmologist — Level 1, $200 Optician — Level 1, $200 Optometrist — Level 1, $200 Orthodontist — Level 1, $200 Osteopath — Level 1, $200 Package Liquor Store — Level 1, $200 Pawn Shop — Level 1, $200 Pharmacist — Level 1, $200 Pharmacy or Drug Store — Level 1, $200 Physicians — Level 1, $200 Plumber — Level 1, $200 Property Management and Maintenance — Level 1, $200 Radio or Television Broadcasting — Level 1, $200 Real Estate Agency — Level 1, $200 Restaurant (seating 50+) — Level 1, $200 Sports Promotions — Level 1, $200 Surveyor — Level 1, $200 Tattoo/Body Art — Level 1, $200 Veterinarian — Level 1, $200 Wholesale Packaging and Distribution — Level 1, $200 Amusement Park — Level 2, $150 Appliance Repair — Level 2, $150 Appliance Sales — Level 2, $150 Auctioneer — Level 2, $150 Auto Dealer (Used) — Level 2, $150 Auto Design Shop — Level 2, $150 Automobile Accessory Shop — Level 2, $150 Automobile Garage or Mechanic — Level 2, $150 Body Shop — Level 2, $150 Bottling Company — Level 2, $150 Brick Layer/Masonry — Level 2, $150 Car Wash — Level 2, $150 Clean-Up Shop — Level 2, $150 Collection Agency — Level 2, $150 Computer Sales — Level 2, $150 Concrete Finishing — Level 2, $150 Dairy/Milk Distributor — Level 2, $150 Day Care Center — Level 2, $150 Department Store — Level 2, $150 Drive-In Restaurant — Level 2, $150 Electrical Supplies — Level 2, $150 Electronic Sales — Level 2, $150 Electronic Services — Level 2, $150 Farm Implements (Used) — Level 2, $150 Furniture Store (Used) — Level 2, $150 Gas and Oil Distributor — Level 2, $150 Grocery Store/Market (under 3 lanes) — Level 2, $150 General Contractor — Level 2, $150 Glass Sales and Installation — Level 2, $150 Gym/Fitness Center — Level 2, $150 Heating and Cooling Contractor — Level 2, $150 Jewelry Store — Level 2, $150 Machine Shop — Level 2, $150 Manufacturers (<25 employees) — Level 2, $150 Meat Processing — Level 2, $150 Newspaper — Level 2, $150 Photographer — Level 2, $150 Photography Studio — Level 2, $150 Propane Gas Distribution — Level 2, $150 Publisher — Level 2, $150 Radio or Television Repair — Level 2, $150 Real Estate Agent — Level 2, $150 Refrigeration — Level 2, $150 Restaurant (seating <50) — Level 2, $150 Satellite Sales — Level 2, $150 Service Station — Level 2, $150 Trash Haul — Level 2, $150 Vapor Store — Level 2, $150 Wallpaper and Paint Store — Level 2, $150 Welder Repair Shop — Level 2, $150 Aerobic Instructor — Level 3, $100 Advertising — Level 3, $100 Antique Mall/Shop — Level 3, $100 Bakery — Level 3, $100 Barber Shop — Level 3, $100 Baseball Instruction — Level 3, $100 Beauty Shop — Level 3, $100 Bookstore — Level 3, $100 Camera Shop — Level 3, $100 Carpet Cleaning — Level 3, $100 Caterer — Level 3, $100 Coffee and Tea Distributors — Level 3, $100 Consignment or Second-Hand Dealer — Level 3, $100 Dance Instructor — Level 3, $100 Delicatessen — Level 3, $100 Dispatching Service for Freight/Truck Lines — Level 3, $100 Dry Cleaner — Level 3, $100 Equipment Rental — Level 3, $100 Feed Store — Level 3, $100 Fish Market — Level 3, $100 Florist — Level 3, $100 Food Truck — Level 3, $100 Fountain/Snack Bar — Level 3, $100 Frozen Foods — Level 3, $100 Garden Nursery — Level 3, $100 General Maintenance/Repairman — Level 3, $100 Gift Shop — Level 3, $100 Gymnastic Instructor — Level 3, $100 Hearing Aid Sales & Services — Level 3, $100 Health Foods/Supplement Shop — Level 3, $100 Hobby/Novelty Shops — Level 3, $100 Home Inspector — Level 3, $100 Landscaping — Level 3, $100 Laundries — Level 3, $100 Lawn Care — Level 3, $100 Locksmith/Security — Level 3, $100 Meat Market — Level 3, $100 Miniature Golf Course — Level 3, $100 Motorcycles/ATV Sales — Level 3, $100 Monument Sales — Level 3, $100 Music Store — Level 3, $100 Office Equipment — Level 3, $100 Office Supplies — Level 3, $100 Parcel Delivery — Level 3, $100 Painters and Paper Hangers — Level 3, $100 Pet Shop — Level 3, $100 Pest Control — Level 3, $100 Plumbing Supplies — Level 3, $100 Printing Shop — Level 3, $100 Private Investigator — Level 3, $100 Salon/Spa — Level 3, $100 Septic Service — Level 3, $100 Sewing/Alterations/Embroidery — Level 3, $100 Shoe Repair — Level 3, $100 Sign Painters — Level 3, $100 Signs (Electrical and Neon) — Level 3, $100 Skating Rink — Level 3, $100 Sporting Goods — Level 3, $100 Storage Buildings — Level 3, $100 Tack Shop — Level 3, $100 Tailor and Alteration Shop — Level 3, $100 Tanning Salon — Level 3, $100 Taxi Service — Level 3, $100 Tobacco Store — Level 3, $100 Trailer Park — Level 3, $100 Travel Agency — Level 3, $100 Tree Care/Trimming — Level 3, $100 Uniform Rental — Level 3, $100 Upholstery Shop — Level 3, $100 Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Services — Level 3, $100 Vehicles for Hire — Level 3, $100 Vehicle Service — Level 3, $100 Vending Machines — Level 3, $100 Video Sales and Rentals — Level 3, $100 Welding — Level 3, $100 Wrecker Service — Level 3, $100 Any Other Retail Store Not Specifically Listed — Level 3, $100 Janitorial Services — Level 4, $75 Pressure Washer Service — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Auto Parts — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Books — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Bottled Drinks — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Coffee and Tea — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Directories — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Drugs — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Fertilizer — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Fire Extinguisher Service — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Frozen Foods — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Ice — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Jewelry — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Magazines & Periodicals — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Meat/Milk — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Novelty Merchandise — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Monument — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Newspaper/Periodicals — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Rock, Sand or Lime — Level 4, $75 Vendor: Snack Foods — Level 4, $75 Miscellaneous retail/wholesale not otherwise listed — Level 5, $50 Barber (each) — Level 6, $25 Beautician (each) — Level 6, $25 Cosmetologist — Level 6, $25 Nail Technician — Level 6, $25 Manicurist — Level 6, $25 Facial Services — Level 6, $25 Masseur/Masseuse (chair/booth) — Level 6, $25 Spray Tans — Level 6, $25 Antique Booth — Level 7, $10 Flea Market Booth — Level 7, $10 Itinerant Merchant — Level 8, $500 Supercenter — Level 9, $475 Farm Produce — Level 10, $30 My business type is not listed
Eligibility & Requirements Application form completed — Written application submitted to City Clerk (§110.06)Business type and level verified — Classified under the correct level (1–10) per §110.11License tax payment received — Annual license tax paid per levelMaintenance fee collected — $2 maintenance fee (§110.10)Business location(s) verified — Separate license per location (§110.03)Residency status confirmed — Resident vs non-resident (§110.01/§110.02)Home occupation review (if applicable) — Conditional use approval & zoning (§110.12, §155.076)Umbrella shop licensed (Level 6/7 only) — §110.11 — individual barber/beautician/booth licenses are valid only after the parent shop holds a licenseSupporting documents uploaded — Permits, state licenses, documentationLicense prepared and issued — Uniform license with the year on its face (§110.06(B), §110.01(B))Fees Annual license tax — $10–$500 by business typeMaintenance fee — $2.00 per licenseDocuments Fee Receipt Supporting Documents The applicant must meet all listed requirements. The Benton City Clerk's office reviews each application; it is not responsible for board rulings on approval.
