For additional information, please read our Frequently Asked Questions Handout. Prior to applying for a home based business license, call the City's Planning and Community Development Department at 42, if you question whether your type of business would be allowed in your residence.

This form contains additional information that the City needs to process your business license. Home Occupation Addendum - there is no additional fee for this form. When applying for a City business license with BLS and your business is a Home Occupation, which means you are conducting any part of your business out of your residence within the City limits, please also complete the following addendum and mail directly to:

You will receive your business license from the State about four to six weeks after submitting your application. The City's business license application fee is $40 (State Business Application processing fee is an additional $19) - both City and State fees are non-refundable.Īfter your business license application is received by the State and sent to the City for approval, you will receive a Business License from the State showing both your City and State business licenses. If you do not have internet access, you may contact City Hall at 42 and we will mail you the applications.Ĭity business licenses are issued in coordination with the State Department of Revenue Business License Division. You may apply online using your MasterCard, American Express or Visa credit card or download the paperwork and mail with appropriate fees (check or money order made out to the 'Washington State Department of Revenue') to: BLS's system enables business owners to complete online the Business License Application and City of Lake Stevens Business License Addendum, all on a single site. The City of Lake Stevens and State Department of Revenue's Business Licensing Service (BLS) formed a partnership in September 2007 that streamlines the way current and future business owners can obtain business licenses.

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