Atlanta
Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit
In short
Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit issues 4 permits we publish for Atlanta, last verified 2026-10-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Property Vending Permit (Food)only if it applies to you | Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit | $75 a year for a food permit, plus a $50 non-refundable application fee and a $20 fingerprint fee; $125 for a combination food and merchandise permit | one year; renewal permit fees equal new permit fees | 2026-10-09 |
| Alcoholic Beverage License — Consumption on Premisesonly if it applies to you | Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit | $2,500–$5,000 a year — $2,500 for beer only or wine only, $5,000 for beer and wine together or for distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages; plus a $300 non-refundable initial application fee ($150 on renewal) | calendar year — renewal due on or before January 1 | 2026-10-09 |
| Alcoholic Beverage License — Package Beer and Wine (Retail)only if it applies to you | Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit | $2,500–$5,000 a year — $2,500 for beer only or wine only for off-premises consumption, $5,000 for both; plus a $300 non-refundable initial application fee ($150 on renewal) | calendar year — renewal due on or before January 1 | 2026-10-09 |
| Gymnasium / Health Club License | Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit | $500 a year (annual and renewal fee under Sec. 30-841) | annual | 2026-10-09 |
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
Private Property Vending Permit (Food)
Applies to a food truck or other vendor operating on private property, such as a private parking lot. City Code Sec. 30-1481(a) bars vending on private property without an initial vending permit, and Sec. 30-1471 makes mobile food units on private property comply with this article. Fees are from Sec. 30-1483(b) ('A nonrefundable application fee of $50.00') and Sec. 30-1486 (food permit $75.00, merchandise $75.00, combination $125.00, assistant vendors $15.00, replacement photo ID $30.00; renewal fees equal new-permit fees). The Atlanta Police Department's private-property vending page lists the same figures plus 'Fingerprint: $20.00'. The application is reviewed by the Office of Buildings for zoning and needs the property owner's permission letter (Secs. 30-1483, 30-1484). The City's vending program page says a Special Administrative Permit may be required from the Office of Zoning, and county health approval is required before applying.
Alcoholic Beverage License — Consumption on Premises
License fees are from the City Code, Sec. 10-60(a) as amended by Ord. 2024-44 (10-21-24): retail dealer in wine or in beer for consumption on or off the premises $2,500 each; consumption on the premises of distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages $5,000 initial license and $5,000 for each additional facility license (restaurant patios immediately adjacent to the restaurant are exempt from the additional facility fee). Sec. 10-61: a new license granted after June 30 pays 50% of the annual fee. Sec. 30-28 Schedules 1 and 2 set the $300 initial and $150 renewal application fees; Sec. 10-32(b) adds a $50 buildings inspection fee and a $50 fire inspection fee. The Atlanta Police Department's alcohol license page lists the same annual fees ('BEER AND WINE CONSUMED $5,000.00', 'BEER CONSUMED $2,500.00', 'WINE CONSUMED $2,500.00'), a $20 fingerprint fee and the $300 filing fee. Applications go through the License Review Board to the Mayor (Sec. 10-46); a Georgia Department of Revenue license is also required.
Alcoholic Beverage License — Package Beer and Wine (Retail)
Under City Code Sec. 10-60(a)(1)d and (2)d (as amended by Ord. 2024-44, 10-21-24), a retail dealer in wine, or in beer, to be consumed off the premises only pays $2,500 a year for each license. The Atlanta Police Department's fee table lists 'BEER PACKAGE $2,500.00', 'WINE PACKAGE $2,500.00' and 'BEER AND WINE PACKAGED $5,000.00'. Sec. 30-28 sets the $300 initial and $150 renewal application fees, Sec. 10-32(b) a $50 buildings and a $50 fire inspection fee, and Sec. 10-61 halves the fee for a new license granted after June 30. A package liquor store holds a separate distilled-spirits license class under Sec. 10-60(a)(3)d, which this record does not price.
Gymnasium / Health Club License
City Code Sec. 30-841 (Ord. 2008-79): every gymnasium, health club, aerobics club or slimnastics club owner/operator must first obtain a license; the application is heard by the License Review Board, which reports to the Mayor. 'Annual/renewal fees for a license under this subsection are $500.00', and no owner/operator pays for more than one such license — a business with several activities takes the more inclusive gymnasium or health club license. Sec. 30-28 Schedule 3 separately lists 'Gym/health spa' and 'Aerobics/slimnastics' at $500.00 as the fee paid on filing an application for a license that needs License Review Board approval. The Atlanta Police Department License and Permits Unit lists gymnasiums and health spas among the licenses it processes and issues.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Atlanta
- Phone
- 404-546-4470
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.
- Atlanta City Code Ch. 30 Art. XXIV, vending on private property (Secs. 30-1471, 30-1481 to 30-1486)City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta City Code Sec. 10-32, inspection of alcohol-licensed establishments and the buildings and fire inspection feesCity of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta City Code Sec. 10-60, annual alcoholic beverage licence fees (as amended by Ord. 2024-44, 10-21-24), Supp. No. 107City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta City Code Sec. 30-28, licence application fee schedules (Ord. 2016-11)City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta City Code Sec. 30-841, gymnasium, health club, aerobics and slimnastics club license (Ord. 2008-79)City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta Police Department — alcohol license process, filing and fingerprint fees, annual license fee tableAtlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta Police Department — License and Permits Unit, licenses and permits it processes and issuesAtlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- Atlanta Police Department — vending permits on private property, process and feesAtlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
Other offices serving Atlanta
- City of Atlanta Department of City Planning (Office of Buildings; vending program)
- Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal
- City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue
- Atlanta Department of Transportation
- City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Grease Management Program
- DeKalb Public Health, Environmental Health Division
- Fulton County Board of Health, Environmental Health Services
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