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
$25Dancehall 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)
$15Lodging 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)