HOW TO APPLY FOR A SOUTH OGDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS LICENSE Thank you for choosing South Ogden City as a place to locate your business. South Ogden is a great place to start and operate a business and we wish you well as you pursue your desires toward a successful and prosperous endeavor. The Business License Department will assist you with the business license application process and has designed this set of guidelines to help you understand some of the requirements for acquiring and maintaining a business license in South Ogden City. Our office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday except on legal holidays South Ogden City requires licensing of all businesses which engage in any activity carried on for the purpose or gain of economic profit. Engaging in business includes, but is not limited to, the sale of tangible personal property at retail or wholesale, the manufacturing of goods or property and the rendering of personal services for others for a consideration by persons engaged in any profession, trade, craft, business, occupation or other calling, except the rendering of personal services by an employee to his employer under any contract of personal employment. Licenses are required of all occupations based from locations within South Ogden City limits or which carry on business in our city. In order to facilitate the opening of your business, South Ogden City offers the following information to assist you. These are the steps to follow in order to obtain a business license: 1. Register the name of your business with the State of Utah Department of Commerce. This can be done locally at the Utah State Tax Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles, 2540 Washington Blvd, 7 th floor, Ogden, Utah, telephone, 801 626 3460. All individuals and partnerships conducting business under an assumed name (DBA: Doing Business As ) must register their name(s) before applying for a business license. This is Utah State Law. Please include a copy of your registration with your application. You can also register on line at www.business.utah.gov/registration. 2. Obtain a federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) and a State Sales Tax License, if applicable, before applying for your city business license (same address as above). You must attach a copy of your sales tax certificate with your application if you want to conduct a retail business. This applies to temporary businesses/events also. BE SURE YOU PUT SOUTH OGDEN CITY ON YOUR FORM AND NOT OGDEN CITY. 3. The South Ogden Public Safety Department requires each commercial business to complete their form no exceptions. This form must be submitted at the time of your business license application. 4. The Alarm Permit application and fee are for many commercial and some home businesses. The fee is $50.00 and is a one time fee. Please call the police secretary at 801 622 2800 if you are unsure if you need an alarm permit. 5. Fill out and submit to the city the Weber County Assessor new business information sheet. We will send this to the county for you. 6. Fill out completely and submit to the city the business license application and other applicable forms. 7. Pay the appropriate fee(s) due to the city. 8. Your business license will be valid when all of the above steps have been completed, the signatures of the mayor and city recorder are on the actual license, and you have received your license personally. We appreciate your desire to do business in South Ogden City. If we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask questions. We are here to help you! (Telephone 801 622 2709) APPROVAL AND RECEIPT OF YOUR LICENSE MAY TAKE UP TO 20 DAYS TO COMPLETE
GENERAL LICENSE INFORMATION Your license is valid for 12 months from the time you make application (unless it is a temporary, sidewalk vendor or solicitors license). A form and request for payment will be sent every year when it is time for you to renew. If you close or move your business before it is up for renewal, please call and let us know. Below is the fee schedule for business licenses. Classification Fee Classification Fee General Retail $ 116.00 Convenience store w/beer sales * $ 264.00 State licensed professional each 116.00 Restaurant w/no beer sales 295.00 Fireworks 200.00 Restaurant w/beer & alcohol sales* 393.00 Temporary (6 mo. or less) 169.00 Pawnbroker 378.00 Home Occupation 74.00 Large Retail (over 16,000 sq. ft.) 3,929.00 Day Care 70.00 Solicitor 169.00 Handyman 74.00 Assisted Living Centers 804.00 Financial Institutions 192.00 Nursing Care Facilities 3331.00 Mortgage Companies 192.00 Waste Contractors 116.00 Alarm Installation Company 116.00 Vendor 169.00 *(cost of beer license not included) Solicitors You do not need to have a city business license to solicit in South Ogden City. However, you do need to have a solicitor s license. You can pick up the form for a solicitor s license from our office or download it from southogdencity.com. Sidewalk vendors There is a separate application for a vendor business license. It is available from the city offices or online at southogdencity.com. Beer Licenses If your business includes beer or other alcohol sales, you must request and complete a separate beer license application prior to issuance of your business license. All beer and alcohol applications require the approval of the chief of police. Your beer license fee is separate from your business license fee. Class A Beer License (Private clubs) $ 250.00 Class B Beer License (Off premises) 100.00 Class C Beer License (On premises) 200.00 Daycare Providers Any daycare provider with more than five children must be located in a commercial zone and cannot operate out of a home in a residential zoned area. Daycare center" is inclusive of kindergartens, preschools, nursery schools and all other similar facilities specializing in the education and/or care of children prior to their entrance into the first grade. *Note: Day care and elderly care providers must complete all state rules and regulations before a South Ogden City business license will be issued. Please contact the Utah State Department of Health, at 801 444 2950. You must also call the fire department at 801 622 2753 to schedule an inspection.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION SOUTH OGDEN CITY 3950 Adams Avenue, Suite #1 South Ogden, Utah 84403 801 622 2700 (Required If Applicable) State Sales Tax # (If you are a retail business Please attach a copy of your certificate) State Business Entity # (Office Use Only) Business License # License Fee Federal EIN # (If you have employees) State Registration # (If you are a contractor, physician, attorney, dentist, chiropractor, nurse, massage therapist, dental hygienist, CNM, PA C, mortgage company, bank, engineer, CPA, cosmetologist, barber, nail tech, physical therapist, counselor, podiatrist, pharmacist, etc.) You must attach a copy of your Business Registration Certificate with your application Date your business is opening Registered Business Name DBA (Doing Business As) Business Address Phone # Fax # E Mail Address Mailing Address (Where you want your license and renewal form mailed) City, State Zip Code Names of Owner(s)/Partner(s) Phone# Address City, State Zip Code Drivers License No. State Name of Manager Phone # Local person other than owner/manager who may be contacted by the City in case of emergency Phone # Name of Property Owner Phone # Address City State Zip Code Description of Business:
I/We,, state that I/we are the applicant/owner above named; and that the statements contained on this application are true and correct. I/We understand that falsifying any information on this application constitutes sufficient cause for rejection or revocation of my license. I/We also understand that the City Business License Official may require additional information as permitted by the ordinance, and agree to supply the same as part of this application. I/We hereby agree to conduct said business in accordance with the laws and ordinances covering such business, and swear under penalty of law that the information contained herein is true to the best of my/our knowledge. I/We further understand that the City may release the name, address, phone number, owner s name and nature of business. All other information is confidential. Applicant s Signature Date I/We have reviewed the attached list of substances/practices which require a special fire department permit. I certify that the business for which application is made does not and will not, to the best of my knowledge, engage in any of the listed activities and/or categories that require a special fire department permit. I/We further certify that if at any time in the future the business desires to engage in practices requiring a special permit, that I/We will make application for and receive the appropriate permit prior to engaging in such business activity. Applicant s Signature Date
South Ogden City Public Safety Department After Hours/Emergency Information Business Owner: Please submit with your business license application and/or renewal the following information for the public safety department: (Your business license application and/or renewal will not be processed without this information.) If you have any questions please call (801) 622 2800. Renewal New Business Application Date Business Phone Number Name of Business Business Location Type of Business Responsible Persons To Contact In Case of Emergency Please list the following individuals in their contact order: Name Cell phone Home Phone Is there a contracted Alarm System at this business address? Yes No AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) on premises? Yes No Specific location of AED in bldg. Fire Safety Information: Please review chart below and ( ) check all that apply to the operations, practices or functions of the business. Asbestos Removal Automobile Wrecking Yard Bowling Pin Alley Refinishing Candles & Open Flames In Assembly Areas Carnivals & Fairs Cellulose Nitrate Film Cellulose Nitrate Storage Combustible Fiber Storage (In excess of 1,000 cu. ft.) Combustible Material Storage (In excess of 2,500 cu. ft.) Dry Cleaning Plants Dust Producing Operations Explosives or Blasting Agents Fire Hydrant & Water Control Valve Use Fireworks Flammable or combustible Liquids (Call with types & amounts) Fruit Ripening Process Fumigation or Thermal Insecticidal Fogging Hazardous Materials (Call for exempt amounts) Hazardous Productions Materials (Semiconductor manufacturing) High Piled Combustible Storage (In excess of 500 sq. ft) Liquefied Petroleum Gases Liquid or Gas Fueled Vehicles or Equipment in Assembly Buildings Lumber Yards (In excess of 100,000 board ft. of storage) Magnesium Working Mall, Covered Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Stations Open Burning Including Restaurant BBQ s Organic Coatings Ovens, Industrial Baking or Drying Parade Floats Places of Assembly Pyrotechnical Special Effects Material Radioactive Materials Refrigeration Equipment Repair Garage Spraying or Dipping Operations Tents, Canopies & Temporary Membrane Structures Tire Storage (In excess of 1,000 cu. ft.) Welding & Cutting Operations
SOUTH OGDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT ALARM USER PERMIT APPLICATION Date: ALARMED PREMISES Please Type Or Print (Resident or Business Name) ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS TYPE PREMISES BUSINESS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING APARTMENT OTHER ALARM TYPE INTRUSION ROBBERY AUDIBLE FIRE MONITORING COMPANY ADDRESS PHONE South Ogden City ordinance requires either the State of Utah Business License number or the South Ogden City Business License number of the monitoring company to process the alarm permit. If you were not provided with one or the other of these numbers a copy of the contract is required. State Business License Number City Business License Number SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICERS SEARCHING YOUR HOME/BUSINESS CONTACT PERSONS South Ogden City Ordinance requires you list three individuals who are knowledgeable in the basic operation of the alarm system and can respond within thirty (30) minutes of notification. The responding person must be authorized and able to gain entry and take charge of the premises if necessary. Notify monitoring company of future changes. Name Relationship to business / family Home Phone Cell / Work phone Insurance Company: Address: Phone: Mail completed form and $50.00 fee to: ALARM ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT SOUTH OGDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT 3950 S ADAMS AVE SOUTH OGDEN, UTAH 84403
BUSINESS OWNERS: All Signs Require a Permit Please contact our Building and Inspections Department before installing any signs, temporary or permanent. 801-622-2709 For more information visit our website at www.southogdencity.com City Code Title 10 Chapter 21
WEBER COUNTY ASSESSOR NEW BUSINESS INFORMATION RECORD BUSINESS NAME MAILING ADDRESS BUSINESS LOCATION BUSINESS LICENSE # PHONE NUMBER NATURE OF BUSINESS DATE OPENED TYPE OF BUSINESS (CHECK ONE) SOLE PROP PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION LLC OWNER/REGISTERED AGENT OWNER/AGENT ADDRESS PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO: WEBER COUNTY ASSESSOR PERSONAL PROPERTY DIVISION 2380 WASHINGTON BLVD. #380 OGDEN, UTAH 84401 PHONE 801-399-8673 FAX 801-399-8308