The City Clerk’s Office administers various licensing and permitting activities including:

• Liquor licensing for retail liquor sales at business located in city limits
• Marijuana licensing for retail marijuana stores licensed for business in city limits
• Specialty Business licensing for the following types of businesses:
  • Junk Dealers
  • Pawnbrokers
  • Second Hand Dealers
  • Sexually Oriented Businesses
  • Hotel/Motel (new in 2025)
• Special event permitting for events on public property and for alcohol on public property (where permitted)

 

Other types of permits and licenses are handled by Planning and Development Services including:

• Business Extension Permits (for providing patio seating on City sidewalks)
• Carnival Permits
• Chicken Permits
• Contractor Licensing
• Mobile Vendor Licenses (including ice cream trucks and food trucks)
• Sign Permits
• Temporary Permits for Use of the Right-of-Way

 

Animal licenses are handled by Longmont Public Safety.