In Fremont, you will need a business tax certificate to operate a business in the city limits, even if you have a business outside city limits but conduct any business within the city, such as supply, vending or deliveries. You can fill out an application and print it from the City of Fremont website, or you can pick one up at the Revenue Division Cashier Window in the Development Services Center. You can also request that an application be mailed to you by calling (510) 494-4790.
You will need zoning clearance before you purchase or lease any property. You can contact the Zoning Line either by email (planinfo@fremont.gov) or by calling (510) 494-4455. You can check the zoning map by visiting the Focus On Fremont website. (Please note that this site only operates with Microsoft Internet Explorer.)
Your business tax application is a three-page document that requests information on the business you plan to open and includes questions such as:
You will need to obtain a Fremont Home Occupation Permit in addition to your business tax certificate. You can fill out and print an application from the City of Fremont website or pick one up in person at 39550 Liberty Street, Fremont. The application consists of a short section stating your business name, contact information and a description of your business activities. It also outlines specific regulations such as the percentage of your home that may be used in operating your business, that no one besides your immediate family that lives in your residence may work in the Fremont home business, that you will not create more traffic than ten vehicles per day, and that no more than two vehicles at a time will ever be at your place of residence. Your business may not adversely impact your neighborhood and you may not produce more than solid waste of more than thirty pounds a week. Certain activities will not be permitted as Fremont home-occupation, such as vehicle sales and repair, bike repair, massage parlors, fortune telling etc. This is only a partial list. You should familiarize yourself with the prohibited activities. There are several other regulations that you will need to comply with or risk having your Fremont home occupancy permit revoked.
It depends on the Fremont business that you plan to operate. If you are planning to open a restaurant, a salon, or a tattoo parlor, you will need to obtain a health department permit. If you are planning to serve alcohol, you will be required to have a Alcohol Beverage Control license. If you are opening a child care center or a family child care center, you will need to contact the California Department of Social Services, and if you have more than nine children, you will have to obtain a Fremont business tax certificate as well. In addition, you may require an alarm permit, a building permit, a fire code permit, a peddler permit or a sign permit. For a complete list of what permits you may need, please contact the Revenue Division at (510) 494-4790.
There will be a fee to submit your application for the Fremont business tax certificate, which will need to be renewed annually. There may be additional fees if you are required to obtain separate permits or approvals. Contact the Revenue Division at (510) 494-4790 to inquire about additional fees.
You can contact the Revenue Division at the City of Fremont at (510) 494-4790, visit them online at www.fremont.gov/Finance, or visit the office in person at 39550 Liberty Street, Fremont, California between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m Monday through Thrusday and between 8:00 a.m. and noon on Friday.
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