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Business License
Online Business License
now available!
From this new online option, you may:
- Apply for a new Town of Windsor Business License
- Renew your Business License
- Make a payment
- Close your Business License
- Search for active Town of Windsor Businesses
- Request an update to your Business License
Fees
- New Business License Application fee = $67 + $4 = $71 total due
- Business License Renewal fee = $22 + $4 = $26 total due
General Requirements
Unless specifically exempt by the Windsor Town Code, no person shall engage in, operate or conduct a business within the Town, unless under and by the authority of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked business license issued by the Town (Code Section 3-6-120).
“Engaged in business” is defined in the Windsor Town Code as: Commencing, conducting, operating, managing or carrying on a business enterprise, whether done as owner, or by means of an officer, agent, manager, employee, servant or otherwise, whether operating from a fixed location in the Town or coming into the Town from an outside location to engage in such activities (Code Section 3-5-105).
The following businesses are required to have a Town business license:
- Business enterprises located in the Town
- Construction contractors and development companies that are issued Town permits
- Vendors that do business directly with the Town when a written contractual agreement requires the vendor to have a Town business license
- Persons who practice massage as a business
Non-profit, charitable, religious, benevolent, and congressional chartered veterans organizations and fraternal organizations are not required to have a Town business license.
The Business License Program replaces the Town’s business registration program. The fees remain the same. The initial application fee is $71 and the annual renewal fee is $26. All business licenses are valid until December 31 of each year. At least 60 days prior to expiration of a business license, an application of renewal will be mailed to all current business license holders.
Existing businesses that are not currently registered with the Town have ten (10) days from the date of the letter sent to obtain the required business license. If a complete application is not received by the end of the ten-day period, the unregistered business will be subject to a penalty of 50 percent of the application fee. If the unregistered business continues to operate beyond the ten-day period, the business may also be subject to other penalties authorized by the Town Code.
Home Occupation Permits
Home Occupation Permits are required for home-based businesses. Home occupation permits are allowed in all residentially-zoned districts and are available from the Community Development Department.
For more information, call (707) 838-1021, or download the Home Occupation Permit.
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Business License
Physical Address
9291 Old Redwood Highway, Bldg 300
Windsor, CA 95492
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 100
Windsor, CA 95492
Phone: (707) 838-5358Fax: (707) 838-1269
Hours
Monday - Thursday
7 a.m. - 6 p.m.