Business Licenses

• Apply for business license (external link)
• Register Legal Name (external link) with Missouri Secretary of State
• Register Fictitious Name (external link) with Missouri Secretary of State (only if company does business under name other than Legal Name)
• Pay license fee (see fees below)

Contractors are required to provide proof of workers’ compensation insurance coverage or proof of exemption, as required by RSMo. 287.061.

• If exempt, must complete Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation Insurance (external link) form
• If not exempt, must provide a copy of your current workers’ compensation policy

Businesses located within Parkville are also required to obtain the following:

• Business personal property tax waiver (external link) (through Platte County Assessor’s Office)
• Emergency Contact Information for Police Department (only used by PD in case of emergency)
• Southern Platte Fire Protection District and City inspections (certificate of occupancy required prior to opening)
• License fee payment (see fees below)
• Retail Business:
  • Platte County Merchants License (external link)
  • Certificate of No Tax Due (external link) *with Parkville address listed
• Food Preparation/Sales Business (retail business requirements plus):
  • Platte County Health Department Permit
• Alcohol Sales/Service Business (retail business requirements plus):
  • Food preparation/sales business requirements (if food is sold)
  • Parkville liquor license(s) (must be submitted to City Clerk and approved by the Board of Aldermen)
  • Missouri liquor license(s)
  • Platte County liquor license(s)

Short-term residential dwelling rentals are allowed in residential districts in Parkville. Visit the Short-Term Rentals page for more information.

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) (external link)
6. Current Platte County Merchant’s License (more info) (external link)
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.

Per Parkville Ordinance No. 3150 (external link) and Missouri House Bill No. 1662 (effective 8/28/22), the City can no longer require a “No Impact Home Business” located in Parkville to obtain a business license. A “No-Impact Home Business” is defined as:

• is engaged in the sale of lawful good and services;
• does not cause a substantial increase in traffic through residential areas;
• the activities of the business are not visible from any public street;
• does not use any equipment that produces noise, light, odor, smoke, gas, or vibrations that can be seen, felt, heard, or smelled by a person of ordinary senses outside of the property where the business is located;
• does not sell any goods or services for which health inspection would be required if the business were not located in a residence unless the owner or tenant provides written consent for the Department of Health to inspect the business during normal business hours or at any other time the business is operating.

Any home-based business that does not qualify as a “No-Impact Home Business” is required to obtain a conditional use permit.

Yes. However, it is your responsibility to renew your license whether or not a renewal notice is received. Penalties are assessed for delinquent accounts, regardless of whether you receive a renewal notice or not.

If you move from the current licensed address, you must change that address by contacting Parkville City Hall to notify staff of the new location. A business that moves from one Parkville location to another Parkville location will need to start the licensing process over, as if it was a new business. Licenses are not transferable to new owners or new locations.

Licenses are not transferable to new owners or new locations. If you sell your business, it is your responsibility to notify the City so your license may be inactivated. The new owner must apply for a new license in his/her name.