Licenses

​​You need a business license to operate certain types of businesses in Salem. You also need a license to operate a special event at your property when you charge a fee for that event.

Apply and Pay for a License
Mobile Food Unit Business License
Information on getting and maintaining a mobile food unit business license.
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Multifamily Housing License
Information on getting and maintaining a multifamily housing license required to operate motels, apartment buildings, and other such businesses.
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Register Your Marijuana Business
Information on how to register your marijuana business.
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Sell Christmas Trees
Guidelines for selling Christmas trees.
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Set Up a Sidewalk Cafe
Guidelines for setting up a sidewalk café.
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Short-Term Rental License
Information on getting and maintaining licenses for short-term rentals and accessory short-term rentals to rent guestrooms in your home on a short-term basis
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Start a Home Business
Information on operating a business from your home, often called home occupation.
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Street Vendor/Pushcart Business License
Information on getting and maintaining a street vendor/pushcart business license.
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Temporary RV Placement License
If you want to live in a recreational vehicle (RV) outside a tourist park, you must get a permit. Permits are valid for 14 days.
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Vehicle for Hire Business License
Steps for getting and maintaining vehicle for hire agencylicenses necessary to operate and drive a taxi company, wheelchair coach, or a transportation network (Uber,Lyft, etc.).
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What’s happening
Jan. 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Feb. 03
Salem Public Library - Main Branch closed for move to temporary facilitySalem Public Library Main Branch
585 Liberty ST SE
Salem OR 97301

Salem Public Library's Main Branch will be closed from February 3-17 for a move to a temporary facility as we prepare for the upcoming seismic renovation project. Salem Public Library at Broadway will open February 18, 2020 at 1400 Broadway St. NE, to serve during construction.

Online library services—access to the library catalog and downloading of eBooks and audiobooks—will be available throughout the move and construction phases.

The West Salem Branch, 395 Glen Creek Rd. NW, will be open and maintain services throughout the move and construction phases.

Feb. 17
President's DayCivic Center
555 Liberty ST SE
Salem OR 97301

City offices and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

May 25
Memorial Day Observance

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Jul. 03
Independence Day Observed

The Salem Public Library, Center 50+, and some City offices will be closed for the holiday observance.

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Permit Application Center
General Questions
Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Permit/License Processing
Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Plans Intake
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
555 Liberty ST SE RM 320
Salem OR 97301
Mail payments to:
PO Box 3405
Portland OR 97208
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