Permits & Licenses
Sonoma County has nine incorporated cities, all of which have jurisdiction over licensing and permitting policy within their city’s limits. Any development project a business may consider pursuing will require at least one approval from local, state, and federal planning agencies. In an efforts to consolidate permitting and licensing processes in California, business owners should be able obtain proper paperwork from a city’s permitting agency and receive further referrals to additional local, state or federal agencies. Listed below are local permitting and licensing agencies for incorporated areas, from these agencies you should be able to receive more information on what regulations apply to your business.
Cloverdale
Building Planning Permits
Business Licenses
Cotati
Healdsburg
Building Planning Permits
Business Licenses
Petaluma
Building Permits
Business Tax/Licenses
Rohnert Park
Building Permits and Business Licenses
Santa Rosa
Building Permits and Business Licenses
Sebastopol
Building Permits and Business Licenses
Sonoma
Building Permits
Business License
Unincorporated Areas
Unincorporated areas in Sonoma County are subject to local, regional and state boards and regulatory agencies. The county does not require a business license to do business within its unincorporated areas, but all fictitious business names must be registered with the Sonoma County Clerk. Below are links to agencies you should contact on permitting in Sonoma County’s unincorporated areas.
Permit and Resources Management Department
Department responsible for the regulation of land development in unincorporated areas in Sonoma County.
Sonoma County Fictitious Business Name Information
Information on receiving a fictitious business name statement.
