City of Elk Grove

Business License

Starting a Business

 

Exempt Businesses


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A business license shall be issued to the following enterprises at no charge and marked as “EXEMPT” upon the completion of an application. This information is important to the Economic Development statistical information.

  • Any non-profit organization with proof of 501(c)3 (must attach a copy of your 501(c)3 with your application).  
  • Any apartment or rooming house  
  • Any agricultural activities such as growing of crops or raising of livestock. No exemption for wholesaling, processing or storage of products of multiple farms or cooperative marketing arrangement.  
  • Any sale of produce raised on the same parcel of land from a roadside stand served by no public utility services on a seasonable basis.  
  • Any enterprise that solely manufactures, sells, purchases, possesses or transports alcoholic beverages.  
  • Any enterprise operating as a bank or financial corporation subject to the in lieu taxes.  
  • Any enterprise operating solely as an intercity transportation business for household goods or other property for hire that is under the jurisdiction of PUC.  
  • Any commercial traveler whose business is limited to goods, wares, and merchandise sold or dealt in at wholesale.  
  • Any enterprise operating solely as a real estate auctioneer whose principle place of business is located outside the City.  
  • Any café musician who plays a musical instrument at any retail establishment where food or alcoholic beverages are sold.  
  • Any enterprise operating solely for the solicitation of donations for the support of veterans by federally chartered veterans’ organizations.  
  • Any person honorably discharged or honorably relieved veteran who is unable to earn a livelihood from manual labor. (Mail in copy of DD214)  
  • Any blind person operating a vending facility.  
  • Any residential care facility or residential day care home of six or less people or a small family day care of eight children or less.  
  • Any professional services business, not based at a location within the City, whose work in the corporate limits.  
  • Any Adult-oriented Business (You need to apply for a Special License).


Mail completed application to:

Elk Grove City Hall
8401 Laguna Palms Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758  

 

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