All business activity in the City of Wheat Ridge must be licensed.
Non-Resident Vendors
Solicitors
Peddlers
Anyone who sells at retail from outside
Anyone who sells and delivers goods on
Anyone who sells or offers to sell goods
the City needs a peddler’s or solicitor’s
private property from a tent, stand,
house to house or street-to-street by
license, if appropriate, or the general
table or outdoor location must obtain
walking, pushcart, wagon, motor vehicle or
business license if salesmen make calls in
the Temporary Business License.
other form of transportation temporarily or
the City or deliveries are made in
on a regular basis must obtain the Temporary
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Get the property owner’s written
company vehicles.
Business License, but no site clean up fee
permission.
General Business License
deposit is required.
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Get a Land Use Permit from
Complete the Business and Sales and Use
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Complete the Temporary Business
Zoning. Call: (303) 235-2846
Tax License Application and Lawful
License Application in full.
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Complete the Temporary Business
Presence Affidavit in full and submit it to
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Submit it to the Tax Office at City Hall
License Application and Lawful
the Tax Office at City Hall with the
with the required fees.
Presence Affidavit in full.
required fees.
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Submit it to the Tax Office at City
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Application fee: $5
Hall with the required fees.
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OSTS
TEMPORARY LICENSE
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License fee: $20
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S
OR
OLICITORS
C
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TEMPORARY LICENSE
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Renews yearly.
$125
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P
OR
EDDLERS
Taxes
$225
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Application fee: $5
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Application fee: $5
Sales tax from peddling or soliciting is
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License fee: $20
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License fee: $20
due 10 days after the completion of sales.
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Tax deposit: $100, refundable within 10
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Tax deposit:
$100,
General sales tax is due as follows:
days afterward upon presentation of sales
refundable within 10 days afterward
receipts.
Over $100/month—monthly
upon presentation of sales receipts.
$20—$100/month—quarterly
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Site cleanup fee: $100, refundable
Under $20/month—yearly
upon presentation of site cleanup
certificate issued by Zoning.
Returns are due the 20th the next month.