- Completed Home Occupation Permit Application
See Information on Home Occupation Permits Upon approval by the Community Development Director of the Home Occupation Permit, the applicant must obtain a business license (using links below); except for those occupations whose total yearly gross income is less than five thousand dollars. - Completed and signed Business License Application
See Instructions for Completing the Business License Application - Completed and signed Business License/Benefit Zone A Fee Sheet or Business License/Benefit Zone B Fee Sheet (See Explanation/Determining your Benefit Zone)
- A copy of your Resale Certificate (only if you are a retail or wholesale business).
Conducting Business from your residence inside the City limits
City of Sonora Business License
What we need from you, the Business Owner:
You MUST complete all of the above mentioned forms and return them with the appropriate fees before we can issue your business license.
Please do not hand in your paperwork until you are within 90 days of opening your business.
Please bring or mail documents with original signatures to:
City of Sonora
Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director
Tracy Skelly, Administrative Services Officer/City Clerk
Darlene Gibson, Finance Assistant
94 N. Washington Street
Sonora, CA, 95370
Phone: (209) 532-4541
Fax: (209) 532-2738
Business Hours:
Monday – Friday
8 am – 4 pm (excluding Holidays)
Phone: (209) 532-4541
Fax: (209) 532-2738
- Business Services
- City of Sonora Business License
- Anyone Located and Conducting Business within City Limits
- Anyone Conducting Business but not located in the City limits
- Anyone Conducting Business from your residence inside the City limits
- Anyone Conducting Business from rented space inside an existing Business
- Anyone Conducting Business as a Bank, Insurance Company or Title Company
- Anyone Conducting Business as a Coin Operated Machine Vendor
- Business Resource and Assistance
- Commercial Space
- Business Zone A Map
- City of Sonora Business License