Business Licenses
Certain businesses in Livonia are required to obtain a license. The license fee differs depending on the type of business. The fee schedule is as follows:
Bakeries and bulk food establishments | $25 | Bakeries and Food Application (PDF) |
Bowling alley | $75 | |
Circus, show, or carnival For a period of two weeks or less Over two weeks (each additional day) | $250 $25 | |
Dancehall or dance school | $25 | |
Dry cleaning, pressing, or laundry | $25 | |
Employment agency | $25 | Employment Agency Application (PDF) |
Firing range | $25 | |
Gasoline service station First pump Each additional pump | $20 $10 | Gas Station Application (PDF) |
Going out of business | $50 | |
Handbill distributor Business/company Individual/employee | $100 $25 | |
Ice cream vendor (must have chauffeur’s license and food handler’s permit from Wayne County) | $25 | |
Junk collectors and scavengers Firm/Company Individual/employee (each) | $100 $25 | Scavenger Application (PDF) |
Kennels ($25.00 + $75.00) | $100 | |
Kiddie rides | $20 | |
Lawn or landscaping | $10 | |
Mechanical Amusement Device Per device up to 5 in a single location Per device for each additional | $100 $50 | |
Motel/Hotel (per unit) | $15 | Lodging Application (PDF) |
Music device | $10 | |
Pawnshop | $50 | |
Pool/billiard room First table Each additional table | $25 $10 | |
Precious metal/gems | $50 | |
Private swimming pool club | $25 | |
Produce merchant Class A Class B Class C | $10 $25 $50 | |
Refuse collector First truck Each additional truck | $50 $20 | |
Restaurant | $25 | Restaurant, Bakery, Banquet, and Other Food Establishment Application (PDF) |
Itinerant restaurant (limited to 7-day period) | $15 | |
Secondhand motor vehicle and used car dealer | $100 | |
Secondhand merchandise dealer | $50 | Secondhand Merchant Application (PDF) |
Skating or roller rink | $25 | |
Slaughterhouse (If fowl only and doing retail custom business) | $18 | |
Snow Removal Business | $10 | |
Solicitor Per month Per year | $25 $100 | Solicitor Application (PDF) |
Sauna | $35 | |
Theater (per seat) | $.10 | |
Transient merchant Firm/Company Individual/employee | $100 $25 | Transient Merchant Application (PDF) |
Tree service | $10 | |
Vending machine First machine in a single location Each additional machine for each location | $10 $25 |