Business Licenses

Below is a list of documents required in order to obtain a license to conduct business within the Parkville city limit. In addition to the requirements for all businesses, the list of documents based on the type of business will also be required. This process must be completed for all new businesses, as well as businesses that have changed location, business name or ownership.

Forms

• Application
• Emergency Contact Information Form
• Platte County Merchant’s License
• Liquor License Application
• Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation (required for contractors who are exempt from carrying workers’ compensation)

All Businesses

1. Complete the In-Town business license application
2. Registration of Legal Name with Missouri (more info)
3. Registration of Fictitious Name with Missouri (if company does business under name other than legal name – more info)
4. Business personal property tax waiver (through Platte County Assessor’s Office – more info)
5. Emergency Contact Information for Police Department (not required for home-based businesses; on file with PD in case of emergency)
6. Southern Platte Fire Protection District and City inspections for certificates of occupancy (must be completed prior to opening; not required for home-based businesses)

You must also submit the additional requirements based on the type of business (retail, food preparation/sales, alcohol sales, contractors, other, fireworks or home-based businesses).

Retail

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Certificate of No Tax Due *with Parkville designation (more info)
   1. Affidavit of Application to Make Retail Sales (required if in process of obtaining Missouri sales tax number and don’t have it at time of application)
3. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
4. License Fee Payment ($50)

Food Prep/Sales

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Certificate of No Tax Due *with Parkville designation (more info)
   1. Affidavit of Application to Make Retail Sales (required if in process of obtaining Missouri sales tax number and don’t have it at time of application)
3. Platte County Health Department Permit (more info)
4. Current year’s Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
5. License Fee Payment ($50)

Alcohol Sales/Service

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Liquor license application (must be submitted to City Clerk and approved by the Board of Aldermen)
3. Liquor License Fee Payment (depends on liquor license type)

General Contractor or Contractor

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Proof of Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage
   1. If exempt, must complete Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation
   2. A copy of your current workers’ compensation policy or affidavit of exemption are required prior to approval of your business license, per RSMo 287.061.
3. License Fee Payment ($50 for contractors, $75 for general contractors)

Fireworks

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Written permission from property owner
3. Copy of Missouri Fireworks Permit from the Missouri Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Safety
4. Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance in the amount of $800,000, individual and aggregate, naming the City of Parkville as additional insured
5. Missouri Temporary Sales Tax Certificate for tent’s Parkville location (more info)
6. Current Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
7. Plot plan of tract showing location of stand, dimensions of building and distances from street, property lines, adequate off-street parking and other buildings in the lot
8. Southern Platte Fire Protection District and City of Parkville inspections for certificates of occupancy
   1. Tent should be set up and ready but inspections must be passed prior to opening tent to customers
   2. Recommend scheduling inspection appointment with Fire District immediately after submitting documents to guarantee the tent will be inspected as required
9. License Fee Payment ($300)

*With Parkville designation – business must be registered for retail sales at the Parkville location. This ensures that the sales taxes are appropriated correctly.

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Per Municipal Code Chapter 605, Section 605.060, home occupations include:

• any occupation/activity which is clearly incidental and secondary to use of the premises for dwelling;
• carried on wholly within a main building by a member of a family residing on the premises in connection;
• no advertising and no display or storage of materials or generation of substantial volumes of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or parking demand or other exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the building; and
• in connection with which no person outside the resident family is employed and no equipment used which creates offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare.

Home-based businesses are approved through Community Development to verify all requirements are met per the Parkville Municipal Code.

Forms

• Business License Application
• Home Occupation Checklist (new businesses only)

Home-based Business

1. Application
2. License Fee Payment ($50)

Home-based Business w/retail sales (including Internet sales)

1. Application
2. Home Occupation Checklist
3. Certificate of No Tax Due *with Parkville designation (more info)
4. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
5. License Fee Payment ($50)

Home-based Business (Contractors and General Contractors)

1. Home Occupation Checklist
2. Proof of Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage
   1. If exempt (or carry liability only), must complete Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation
3. License Fee Payment ($50 for contractors, $75 for general contractors)

A copy of your current workers’ compensation policy or affidavit of exemption are required prior to approval of your business license, per RSMo 287.061.

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Below is a list of documents required in order to obtain a license to conduct business within the Parkville city limits. All businesses will be required to make sure that all items under the All Businesses category are current and/or submitted with the application. The other categories list the requirements specific to the type of business being conducted. In addition to the requirements for all businesses, the requirements for the type of business will also be required.

All Businesses not in Parkville

1. Complete the Out-of-Town business license application
2. Registration of Legal Name with Missouri (more info)
3. Registration of Fictitious Name with Missouri (if company does business under name other than legal name – more info)
4. Registration of Legal or Fictitious name with Kansas, if applicable

You must also submit the additional requirements based on the type of business (retail, food preparation, alcohol sales, contractors, other, or fireworks).

General Contractor or Contractor

1. Proof of Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage (required by Missouri prior to license issuance)
   1. If exempt (or carry liability only), must complete Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation
2. Current Electrical License with a government entity, if applicable to your business (examples: Kansas City, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas)
3. License Fee Payment ($50 contractors, $75 general contractors)

Retail

1. Certificate of No Tax Due with Parkville designation (more info)
2. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
3. License Fee Payment ($50)

Food Prep/Sales

1. Certificate of No Tax Due with Parkville designation (more info)
2. Platte County Health Department Permit (more info)
3. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
4. License Fee Payment ($50)
5. Liquor Sales

Alcohol Sales/Service

1. Temporary Caterer’s Permit Application (Only for businesses located in Missouri with a current Missouri and Platte County “by the drink” liquor license.)
2. Payment of $15 per day

Fireworks

1. Written permission from property owner
2. Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance in the amount of $800,000, individual and aggregate, naming the City of Parkville as additional insured
3. Certificate of No Tax Due with Parkville designation
4. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info)
5. Plot plan of tract showing location of stand, dimensions of building and distances from street, property lines, adequate off-street parking and other buildings in the lot
6. License Fee Payment ($300)

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If you are renewing your business license for the next licensing period, you have a couple of options to submit your renewal information. Renewals are due by June 1^st every year.

Option 1:

• E-mail the City Clerk with your business name and license number to request a renewal checklist. The checklist provides a list of documents we need in order to verify you meet all our requirements for your business license renewal.
• Return the signed checklist and required documents with your payment by mail to Attn: City Clerk, 8880 Clark Avenue, Parkville MO 64152.

Option 2:

• Complete a new business license application; be sure to use the correct application depending on your business location.
  • In Town Application
  • Out of Town Application
  • Home Occupation Compliance Affidavit (renewals only)
• Verify you have met all the requirements for a new business on page 2 of the application. (Note: if you are a Parkville business renewing your license, new inspections are not required).
• Submit the application and payment by mail to Attn: City Clerk, 8880 Clark Avenue, Parkville MO 64152.

Renewal notices will be mailed to businesses located within the Parkville city limits and e-mailed to businesses outside city limits annually between April 15 and May 1. Renewals are due by June 1^st each year. Per Municipal Code Chapter 605, payments received after June 1^st will be assessed a late penalty of $2.50 per month (up to $12.50 per license period).

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