License, Permitting & Certification Services

Get an overview of which businesses and activities require a license.

From the city fire code, to requests for street closures, find details about our licensing and permitting processes.

Find forms here to request public records from License Services.

Whether you’re operating game centers, pool halls, or another amusement activity, find guidance and application forms here.

Find rules and the application packet here for auction houses and auctioneers.

There are statewide licensing requirements for sober living homes.

Find key definitions, application packets and processes, and other helpful information.

Massage establishments and their managers should use the application packets here.

In Phoenix, sexually oriented businesses include adult arcades, adult cabarets, adult motels, and adult theaters.

If you’re engaged in the business of painting street addresses on city curbs, find guidance here.

Vending licensing requirements and rules change depending on the location and type of regulated vending activity.

Do you need a special event liquor license? Wondering where to start? You can find an overview here.

Need to obtain a liquor license? Start the process here.

Find information on the due dates for liquor license fee payments.

Check here for an overview of the application process — and how the public can weigh in.

Find a list of businesses that have recently filed liquor license applications.

Access the form here to report the employment of performers.

Have a question about privilege (sales) and use tax licenses? Get answers here.

Find the different options for small business certifications in Phoenix.