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 (PDF)
• Platte County Merchant’s License (external link)
• Liquor License Application (PDF)
• Affidavit of Exemption from Workers’ Compensation (required for contractors who are exempt from carrying workers’ compensation) (external link)
  

All Businesses

1. Complete the In-Town business license application
2. Registration of Legal Name (external link) with Missouri
3. Registration of Fictitious Name (external link) with Missouri (if company does business under name other than legal name)
4. Business personal property tax waiver (through Platte County Assessor’s Office) (external link)
5. Emergency Contact Information for Police Department (on file with PD in case of emergency)
6. Southern Platte Fire Protection District and City inspections (certificate of occupancy required prior to opening)

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

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 (external link) (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, external link)
4. License Fee Payment ($50)

Food Prep/Sales

1. Requirements for all businesses
2. Certificate of No Tax Due *with Parkville designation (more info, external link)
   1. Affidavit of Application to Make Retail Sales (PDF) (required only if in process of obtaining Missouri sales tax number, but don’t have it when applying)
      
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, 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.

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 (PDF)
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, external link)
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 (external link)
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, external link)
2. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info, external link)
3. License Fee Payment ($50)

Food Prep/Sales

1. Certificate of No Tax Due with Parkville designation (more info, external link)
2. Platte County Health Department Permit (more info, external link)
3. Platte County Merchant’s License (more info, external link)
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)

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 Deputy City Clerk/Finance Specialist 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 (PDF)
  • Out of Town Application (PDF)
• 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: Deputy City Clerk/Finance Specialist, 8880 Clark Avenue, Parkville MO 64152 or by e-mail.

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.

 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 Clerk so your license may be inactivated. The new owner must apply for a new license in his/her name.