1. Using Business Licenses
  2. Applying for a Business License Renewal

Applying for a Business License Renewal

Business owners can submit an online renewal application to stay in compliance with licence ordinances.

Agency staff and businesses can renew business licenses for the types of licenses that are configured for renewals by the agency. When the license is about to expire, you can begin the renewal application process. You can also renew the license when the license expires and after the license has expired, based on your agency’s license expiration setup. A renewal application must be fully processed before you can start another renewal or an amendment.

Here’s the flow for renewing a business license:

  1. Click Renew.

    When the license can be renewed, the Renew link appears next to the expiration date on the business license Overview page. You can also renew by selecting the Renew action for a license in the list of business licenses or on the Business License page of the business. If the license already has a renewal or an amendment in progress, the option to renew isn’t available.

  2. The renew action takes the applicant to the renewal intake form for the business license type. Fill out and submit the renewal application form.

    In the renewal application form, you’ll see the information copied from the most recent license transaction. This can be the license origination, an approved amendment, or a previous renewal. However, tax-related details aren’t copied over and you must always report them. You'll be able to update the fields that were designated for renewals in the intake form to reflect any changes. If desired, you can click Show All to review information that is part of the license but can't be updated.

  3. Pay any required renewal fees.

  4. Agency staff accepts, reviews, and approves the renewal application.

The business license shows the renewal activity and status, such as submitted, pending, or completed, in the License Activity section of the Overview page. After fees have been paid and the application is approved, the renewed license status is Completed. Any adjusted information for your business appears on the license and business pages after application processing is complete.