Fayetteville
City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department, Business License Program
In short
City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department, Business License Program issues 3 permits we publish for Fayetteville, last verified 2026-09-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fayetteville Business License | City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department, Business License Program | Priced by premises type, not by trade: a new Non-Home Based (Commercial) license is $98; a new Home Based license is $31; a new Short-Term Rental license is $127. Annual renewal (all licenses expire October 31; the renewal window opens September 1) is $10 for Non-Home Based/Home Based and $35 for Short-Term Rental. A flat $30 late fee is added to either renewal category if not renewed by October 31. | annual — all licenses expire October 31 regardless of the date first issued | 2026-09-10 |
| Auto Repair Shop Licensing — General Business License Applies (Fayetteville)only if it applies to you | City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department, Business License Program | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-10 |
| Salon/Barbershop Licensing — General Business License Applies (Fayetteville)only if it applies to you | City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department, Business License Program | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-10 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
City of Fayetteville Business License
Required of any corporation, non-profit, LLC, LLP, association or sole proprietor, and of anyone holding a state or federal license or a sales/use tax permit — this covers essentially every business in the ten industries covered here. A business must apply within 60 days of opening to avoid additional fees, and a business with more than one physical location inside city limits needs a separate license for each location. Applications are reviewed across Accounting, Fire Marshal and Zoning divisions. Most businesses covered here operate from a commercial storefront and so fall under the $98/$10 Non-Home Based tier; a small home-based operation (for example, a solo contractor working from home) would instead pay the $31/$10 Home Based tier.
Auto Repair Shop Licensing — General Business License Applies (Fayetteville)
The City's Development Services fee schedule prices the Business License by premises type (Home Based / Non-Home Based / Short-Term Rental) rather than by roughly 230 named trades the way Little Rock's is, and that schedule lists no auto-repair classification, so there is no separate auto-repair license fee. An auto repair shop pays the same Non-Home Based Business License fee as any other commercial business.
Salon/Barbershop Licensing — General Business License Applies (Fayetteville)
The City's Development Services fee schedule prices the Business License by premises type, not by trade, and that schedule lists no salon or barbershop classification, so there is no separate salon license fee beyond the general Business License. A salon still needs the state cosmetology establishment license and, for a barbershop specifically, the Arkansas Board of Barber Examiners registration recorded at the state layer.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Fayetteville
- Phone
- (479) 575-8352
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Business License program overview — administration, application window, October 31 annual expiration, and September 1 renewal windowCity of Fayetteville, Development Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
- Businesses that Require a Fayetteville Business License — who must obtain a license, home-based-business rules, and exempt entitiesCity of Fayetteville, Business License Program · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
- Fees — Development Services Department fee schedule, including the Building Safety Permits, Business License Fees, and City Planning Fees tables (current, live schedule reflecting the city's mid-2026 fee-alignment ordinance)City of Fayetteville, Development Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
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