Commercial Compliance Hub
Check requirements

Placer County

Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License Division

In short

Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License Division issues 2 permits we publish for Placer County, last verified 2026-10-13. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License (unincorporated area)only if it applies to youPlacer County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License DivisionCommercial location: $131 application fee, $20 annual renewal. Home-based business: $111 application fee, $20 annual renewal. Out-of-county business: $111 (application form). Veterans and non-profit organizations: the $4 state mandated fee, with a DD Form 214 (veterans) or Secretary of State tax-exempt documents (non-profits). Fees are non-refundable and paid with the application.1 year (County Code §5.08.040(A))2026-10-13
Business Permit — Beautician or Barber Not Employed by the Salononly if it applies to youPlacer County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License Division$31 non-refundable application fee (the 'Permit' column of the county's business license/permit application form, Form Rev 5/2024). Contact the Business License Division at (530) 889-4120 for the renewal fee.1 year (County Code §5.08.040(A))2026-10-13

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

General Business License (unincorporated area)

The Treasurer-Tax Collector's Business Licenses page says 'Any resident or non-resident doing business, in the unincorporated areas of Placer County, is required to obtain a business license', and lists the fees as $131 application and $20 annual renewal for a commercial location and $111 application and $20 annual renewal for a home-based business; the county's application forms (Form Rev 5/2024) show the same $131 and $111 amounts. The Apply page says the fee 'is not refundable and must be paid at the time of application submittal', that 'There is a $4 state mandated fee collected for veterans or non-profit organizations', and that 'All license applications must obtain approval from the Planning, Building, Environmental Health and Facilities Departments of the County.' Under County Code §5.12.030 that review checks zoning compatibility and may take up to 45 days, and §5.08.080(B) adds a penalty of 50% of the license fee per year, not exceeding $250, for operating without a license. Under County Code §5.08.110(C), child care facilities that provide for 14 or fewer children and are licensed by the state of California do not need the license. A business located only inside Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis, Rocklin or Roseville is directed to that city's business license instead.

Business Permit — Beautician or Barber Not Employed by the Salon

County Code §5.20.100(A) says that 'Every beautician or barber operating from a licensed beauty salon or barbershop who is not an employee of the beauty salon or barbershop is required to have a business license permit', and §5.20.100(B) defines the trade broadly — cosmetology, esthetician services, facials and skin care, hair cutting, styling, colouring and removal, manicures and pedicures. In practice this covers a booth or chair renter working in a salon in the unincorporated area; the application form states that it is for businesses 'in the unincorporated areas of Placer County'. Under §5.20.020 the application is filed with the Tax Collector, who collects the fee and forwards it to the Sheriff's Department if review is required. The $31 figure is as printed on the county's live application forms (Form Rev 5/2024). The permit is a county business permit; the practitioner's state cosmetology or barber license is a separate state record.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Placer County
Phone
(530) 889-4120

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.

  1. Apply or Renew (Business Licenses)Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  2. Business LicensesPlacer County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  3. Commercial License Application and Questionnaire (Form Rev 5/2024)Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  4. Home License Application and Questionnaire (Form Rev 5/2024)Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  5. Out of County or Permit Application (Form Rev 5/2024)Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  6. Placer County Code, Chapter 5 — Business Licenses, Regulations and PermitsCounty of Placer / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13

Other offices serving Placer County

The full permit list for this jurisdiction

Industry permit lists that include this agency

California jurisdictions

Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.