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) |