Business Licenses
business license information
business license information
business license information
If you receive a notice regarding a business that you may be conducting in the City, please contact the Finance office at (530) 879-7320 or by email at FrontCounter@ChicoCA.gov.
apply for or renew a business license
apply for or renew a business license
apply for or renew a business license
Use our online portal below to apply for or renew a business license.
Which Business License Application Do I Need?
Which Business License Application Do I Need?
Which Business License Application Do I Need?
Which Business License Application Do I Need?
All Business License Applications are Adobe Acrobat PDF files, which can be printed and mailed to the Finance Office with the appropriate payment
- If your type of business is listed below, it qualifies for a Flat Rate Tax.
- Amusement Concession or Ride
- Lock Boxes
- Animal Show, Carnival, Circus
- Pickup/Delivery from Outside City
- Auto Parking Lots
- Water Utility
- Auto Race Track
- Retail/Wholesale Concrete, Aggregate, Ec.
- Bowling Alley
- Card Room, Pool Hall
- Room and Board House
- Christmas Tree Vendor
- Mobile Home Park
- Fortune Teller, Palmist
- Hotel, Motel, Apartment
- Hospital, Sanitarium, Rest or Nursing Home
- If your business is listed below, you must contact the Finance Office to calculate your business license tax.
- Coin or Currency Operated Machines
- Solid Waste Collector
- If your business is not listed above, it qualifies for the Business License Tax.
- If your business is located in Downtown Chico, you must also complete the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area application online.
