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 | Bowling Alley Application (PDF) |
Circus, show, or carnival For a period of two weeks or less Over two weeks (each additional day) | $250 $25 | Please contact Planning at (734) 466-2290 |
Dancehall or dance school | $25 | Dancehall or Dance School Application (PDF) |
Dry cleaning, Pressing, or Laundry | $25 | Dry Cleaners or Laundry Application (PDF) |
Employment Agency | $25 | Employment Agency Application (PDF) |
Firing Range | $25 | Firing Range Application (PDF) |
Gasoline Service Station First pump Each additional pump | $20 $10 | Gas Station Application (PDF) |
Going out of Business | $50 | Going Out of Business Application (PDF) |
Handbill Distributor Business/company Individual/employee | $100 $25 | Handbill Distributor Application (PDF) |
Ice Cream Vendor (must have chauffeur’s license and food handler’s permit from Wayne County) | $25 | Ice Cream Vendor Application (PDF) |
Junk Collectors and Scavengers Firm/Company Individual/employee (each) | $100 $25 | Junk Collector or Scavenger Application (PDF) |
Kennels ($25.00 + $75.00) | $100 | |
Kiddie Rides | $20 | |
Lawn or Landscaping | $10 | Lawn/Landscaping Application (PDF) |
Mechanical Amusement Device Per device up to 5 in a single location Per device for each additional | $100 $50 | Mechanical Amusement Application (PDF) |
Motel/Hotel (per unit) | $15 | Lodging Application (PDF) |
Music Device | $10 | |
Pawnshop | $50 | Pawn Shop Application (PDF) |
Pool/billiard room First table Each additional table | $25 $10 | Pool and Billiards Application (PDF) |
Precious metal/gems | $50 | Precious Metals/Gems Application (PDF) |
Private Swimming Pool Club | $25 | Swim Club Pool Application (PDF) |
Produce Merchant Class A Class B Class C | $10 $25 $50 | Produce Merchant Application (PDF) |
Refuse Collector First truck Each additional truck | $50 $20 | |
Restaurant | $25 | Restaurant, Bakery, Banquet, and Other Food Establishment Application (PDF) |
Itinerant Restaurant (limited to a seven-day period) | $15 | Itinerant Restaurant Food Application (PDF) |
Secondhand Motor Vehicle and Used Car Dealer | $100 | Secondhand Vehicle Application (PDF) |
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 | Snow Removal Application (PDF) |
Solicitor Per month Per year | $25 $100 | Solicitor Application (PDF) |
Sauna | $35 | Sauna Application (PDF) |
Theater (per seat) | $.10 | Theatre Application (PDF) |
Transient Merchant Firm/Company Individual/employee | $100 $25 | Transient Merchant Application (PDF) |
Tree Service | $10 | Tree Service Application (PDF) |
Vending machine First machine in a single location Each additional machine for each location | $10 $25 | Vending Machine Application (PDF) |