Local Licenses & Permits

Business Licenses

City of Topeka
City Clerk's Office
City Hall
215 SE 7^th St.
Topeka, KS 66603
785-368-3940

Shawnee County Clerk's Office
200 SE 7^th St., Room 107
Topeka, Kansas 66603
785-233-8200, ext. 1455

Kansas Department of Commerce
First Stop Clearinghouse
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-5298

Check with each office for specific requirements and fees.  See list at end of this section for a listing of businesses requiring licenses in Topeka/Shawnee County.

Business Licenses, City of Topeka

The City of Topeka requires licenses for the following types of businesses:

Alcohol Liquor Distributor
Ambulance Business
Ambulance Vehicle
Amusement Park
Auctioneer
Cereal Malt Beverage - General
Cereal Malt Beverage - Limited
Circuses
Cleaners/Dry CleanerS
Dance Hall - Beer
Dance Hall - Hall
Dance Hall - Non-Profit
Dance Hall - Regular
Fireworks
Funeral Escort Service
Going Out of Business
Haunted House Permit
Microbrewery, Winery
Mobile Food Service Unites
Open After Midnight
Paintball Guns
Pawnbrokers
Peddlers
Precious Metal Dealer
Private Club
Professional Boxing and Wrestling
Retail Liquor Store
Salvage Yard
Second Hand Dealer
Septic Tank Cleaning
Sidewalk Cafe
Sign Hanger
Solicitors
Taxi Cab Company
Taxi Cab Drivers
Transient Merchant
Tree, Shrub, and Vine Service
Wholesale Beer Distributor

These licenses are issued through the City Clerk's Office, 215 SE 7th, Topeka, Kansas 66603. 785-368-3940. For complete information visit www.topeka.org/cityclerk/lic_information.shtml (updated 6/30/2006)

Note: Food service businesses must be inspected by the Consumer Health Bureau of the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.

Building Permits

City of Topeka
Development Coordination Office
620 SE Madison, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66607
785-368-3704

Shawnee County (outside Topeka city limits)
Zoning Administrator
1515 NW Saline, Suite 200
Topeka, KS 66618
785-233-7702, ext. 6083