Specific Business Activity

To help you understand the City’s requirements for specific industries, we’ve provided the following online guidelines. Please note that this information is general in nature and does not replace or substitute Tacoma’s rules or laws.

Adult Entertainment Alarms Busking Door to Door Entertainment/Dancing Fire Alarm/Suppression Systems (installations) Food Trucks For-Hire/Taxi/TNC Driver Garage and Yard Sales Garage Facilities – Vehicle and Marine Hazardous Materials Conditional Residential Business Agreement Hotel/Motel — Transient Accomodations Live/Work and Work/Live Marijuana Business Massage Business Oil & Gas Delivery Vehicles Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Goods Dealers Real Estate Brokers Security Personnel License & Training Short-term Rentals Sidewalk Vending Sales Sign Erectors Temporary Events and Multiple Vendor Events

Other Information

Business License Service (State Department of Revenue)

Tacoma Permit Information