Business License

General business license information The Finance Department issues Yuba City Municipal Business Licenses. Questions regarding business licenses can be directed to the Customer Service division, located in City Hall, businesslicense@yubacity.net or by calling (530) 822-4618. Applications can be done online through the link below, or by submitting documents to Customer Service. If your business is located in the City of Yuba City, your application will need to be submitted to the Planning Department for zoning approval. Forms and information can be found below.

The cost of the Business License is calculated based on gross receipts (depending on category) in addition to an annual administrative fee. However, there are some categories that have flat fees, such as licensed contractors pulling permits in Yuba City and transportation businesses.

A new Business License is valid from the start of the business to the end of the calendar year. Business License renewals are valid for one calendar year, January to the end of February. Renewal affidavits are mailed out to active licenses at the end of January every year.

New Businesses:

Click Here to Apply or Renew online - Online Portal

Check out these helpful documents, to assist you with your new business application:

• Business License Checklist
• Home Clearance Zoning Application

• Correct Zoning
• Appropriate Building
• Adequate Parking
• Tenant Improvements (permit required)
• Signs – either new or changes (permit required)
• Hazardous Materials (Building Dept., Fire Dept., County Hazardous Management Division)
• Fictitious Business Name (County Clerk)
• Sellers Permit/Resale Number (State Board of Equalization)
• State Tax ID Number (Internal Revenue Service)
• Food Handler’s Permit (County Health Department)
• Any Special Federal, State or County Permits and/or Licenses which pertain to your business
• City Business License (Required in each City where you conduct business and at each location within the City)
• Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit

Specifics

• Business licenses are approved for a specific location
• Any move (change of address) will require a new application and review by appropriate departments
• A license is issued to a specific owner
• Change in ownership requires a new application
• Some business types will require special approval or permits; see table below.

• Ambulances
• Auctioneers
• Auction Markets
• Billiards
• Bingo
• Cabaret
• Check Cashing Services
• Food Services (including catering trucks)
• Taxi Service
• Manufacturing Facilities
• Food Processors
• Gun Dealers
• Limousine Services
• Massage Parlors
• Massage Technician
• Pawn Brokers
• Private Security Service (Patrol)
• Restaurants
• Special Events
• Businesses subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
• Tattoo and Microblading

• Depending upon the type of business you are opening, your processing time may be 10 minutes or up to 10 days. For example, new commercial businesses in new commercial buildings need zoning, fire, planning, and code enforcement clearance. Established businesses from other Cities conducting business in our City can have their licenses processed within 10 minutes, under most circumstances.

• 2024* Standard Base Service Fee/Administrative Fee - $58 per year, plus the following:
  • SB 1186 Fee - $4.00 per year

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  • 2024* Contractor Service Fee (Licensed through California as a contractor) - $58 per year.
    • SB 1186 Fee - $4.00 per year
    • Contractors must report on their total gross receipts, less any gross receipts reported on Yuba City building permits. Gross receipts will be taxed at the service tax rate on the business license.
    • SB 1186 Fee - $4.00 per year
    • Tax Rate Classifications: (reported annually on Renewal Affidavit)
      • Manufacturer, Administrative Headquarters, Retail, and Wholesale businesses are taxed at $0.22 per thousand dollars of gross receipts per year.
      • Rental Residential Property, Rental of Non-Residential Property, Services, Contractor Services, Recreation and Entertainment businesses are taxed at $0.44 per thousand dollars of gross receipts per year.
      • Professional businesses are taxed at $0.77 per thousand dollars of gross receipts per year.

      License Renewals: Renewals have never been easier! Create an online profile here - Online Portal - to start accessing your license with more ease, and process renewals online. Let us know when you're registered and we'll get your existing license linked.

      Renewal forms are processed in January, and are due by March 31st to avoid penalty. Renewal forms will be mailed to the mailing address on file for your license. Email notification is also sent to the primary contact listed on the license.

      • Licenses must be renewed annually
      • Failure to renew will result in penalties

      California law requires that every person who regularly transacts business for profit in the state under a fictitious name must file and publish a Fictitious Name Statement. If you use you surname as the name of your business (and the business name does not suggest the existence of additional owners), you do not have to file a Fictitious Business Statement.

      Filing a Fictitious Name Statement

      • Fictitious Name Statements are applied for and processed in the Sutter County Clerk’s office, located at:
      433 Second Street Yuba City, CA 95991
      • The fee for filing a Fictitious Business Name Statement is $30.25* for the first name including one owner on the statement, $5.00* for each additional business name and / or owner on the same statement at the same location. Abandonment or Withdrawal of a Fictitious Name is $34.00*. The filing fee includes one certified copy. Additional certified copies are $2.00*. Make checks payable to the Sutter County Clerk. Publication fee will vary with newspaper.
      • The Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date of filing, 40 days after any change in fact (except change of address of individual, general partner or trustee), or upon abandonment of name.

      Who to Call for Help: City of Yuba City
      
      www.yubacity.net

      • Business License - (530) 822-4618
      • Code Enforcement - (530) 822-4703
      • Building Department - (530) 822-4629
      • Fire Department - (530) 822-4687
      • Planning Department - (530) 822-4700
      • Utilities Department - (530) 822-4639

      State Departments
      
      Alcoholic Beverage Control
      2400 Del Paso Road, Ste. 155
      Sacramento, CA 95834
      (916) 419-1319

      Board of Equalization
      www.boe.ca.gov
      450 N Street
      Sacramento, CA 95814
      (800) 400-7115

      Health Department
      1130 Civic Center Blvd, Yuba City, CA 95991
      (530) 822-7215

      County Clerk
      433 Second Street, Yuba City, CA 95991
      (530) 822-7120

      For more information on obtaining
      a Yuba City Business License, contact us:
      businesslicense@yubacity.net
      (530) 822-4618

      

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