Business Licensing
Commercial Business License
Application & Information:
- Commercial business licenses are issued for businesses within a commercial zone.
- Your business must first be registered with the Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Corporations & Commercial Code. Visit One Stop Business Registration to complete your registration if you have not yet obtained a business entity number or sales tax number.
- If your business is registered, and you are moving into Highland from another location, you may need to update your tax location to Highland City. This can be completed through submitting form TC-69C to Utah State Tax Commission.
- If you are adding a second business location, and will be operating in Highland City, then you may need to alert the Utah State Tax Commission that you are adding another location by using form TC-69B.
- Fire inspections are required for all commercial businesses, and record of a passed inspection must be attached with the business application. To schedule an appointment with Lone Peak Fire District, please call (801) 763-5365.
- Approved businesses must renew licenses by July 1 each year. This can be completed here.
- Additional information: Highland City's Municipal & Development Codes.
Home-Occupation Business License
Application & Information:
- Home-based business licenses are issued for businesses suited to operate within a residential zone.
- Register your business with the Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Corporations & Commercial Code. Visit One Stop Business Registration to complete your registration if you have not yet obtained a business entity number or sales tax number, and these numbers are requisite for your business.
- If you are unsure as to whether your business is required to pay taxes, please check the Utah Sales & Use Tax General Information, or contact the Utah State Tax Commission directly at (801) 297-2200.
- If you have moved your business from a previous location to your home in Highland City, you may need to update your tax location to Highland City. This can be completed through submitting form TC-69C to Utah State Tax Commission.
- If individuals come to the home business, it is required that a notification letter be sent to all surrounding property owners within a 300' radius of your home's property lines. To generate a list of those surrounding property owners, click here for instructions: Home Business Notification Procedure.
- Fire inspections are required for businesses where customers come to the business location. Record of a passed inspection must be attached with the business application. To schedule an appointment with Lone Peak Fire District, please call (801) 763-5365.
- Home-based businesses that offer in home instruction (e.g. dance classes, voice lessons) or childcare will also need to provide additional information, click here for information: Daycare and In Home Instruction
- Approved businesses must renew licenses by July 1 each year. This can be completed here.
- Additional information: Highland City's Municipal & Development Codes.
Temporary Use Permit
Application & Information:
- Temporary Use Permits are for businesses that operate only temporarily in commercial zones (e.g. Christmas Tree Sales, Firework Stands, Produce Stands, and Snow Shacks).
- In order to apply for a Temporary Use Permit, the applicant must apply for or hold an active Highland City Commercial Business License.
- Duration of the permit shall not exceed a period of six months per year.
- Fire inspections are required for all commercial business licenses. To schedule an appointment with Lone Peak Fire District, please call (801) 763-5365.
- Additional information: Highland City's Municipal & Development Codes.
Short-term Rental Business License
Application & Information:
- Short-term Rental Business Licenses are required for any real property used, or to be used, for short-term rental purposes (e.g. Air BnB).
- As of 11/10/2021, new short-term rental businesses applying for license must be owner-occupied to be eligible to for license.
- Your business must first be registered with the Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Corporations & Commercial Code. Visit One Stop Business Registration to complete this registration if you have not yet obtained a business entity number or sales tax number. Sales tax is required for short-term rentals (see Utah State Transient Room Tax for additional information).
- Short-term rentals are commercial in nature, therefore require fire inspections. Record of passed inspection must be attached with the business application. To schedule an appointment with Lone Peak Fire District call (801) 763-5365.
- Approved businesses must renew licenses by July 1 each year. This can be completed here.
- Additional information: Highland City's Municipal Code.
Solicitor's License
Application & Information:
- All persons desiring to engage in door-to-door solicitation within the city (unless exempted, e.g. charitable organizations), must apply for and obtain a solicitor's license prior to any soliciting activities.
- Background check reports (B.C.I.) are required and must be provided at the time of application. The B.C.I. report must be certified by the issuing state of the ID provided. *If your ID was issued in Utah, then the B.C.I. report must be certified from the state of Utah. If your ID was issued by Arizona, then the B.C.I. report must be certified from Arizona. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- The background check must be dated no more than 180 days from application date. If your background check is older than six months, you will need to obtain a new report.
- A temporary solicitor's license will be issued upon approval of the application, which will be active for a period of 25 days. If no issues arise during this period, then the solicitor may return to the City and obtain a new solicitor's license good until the anniversary date of the original application.
- Additional information: Highland City's Municipal Code.