Rochester
City of Rochester City Clerk
In short
City of Rochester City Clerk issues 2 permits we publish for Rochester, last verified 2026-09-08. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Unit License (City) | City of Rochester City Clerk | $250 a year; a Temporary Mobile Food Unit Permit for 1–4 days is $30 | annual | 2026-09-08 |
| General Business License — City of Rochester positiononly if it applies to you | City of Rochester City Clerk | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-08 |
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
Mobile Food Unit License (City)
This is the city's own operating license, separate from Olmsted County Public Health Services' own $331 Mobile Food Unit health-permit fee — a food truck in Rochester needs both.
General Business License — City of Rochester position
No fee. The City's Business Licenses page states: 'There is no general business license required by the City of Rochester. Only certain specific types of businesses are required to obtain a license from the City.' Confirmed city-specific license categories with 2026 fees: Massage Therapist $112 (+$150 investigation fee), Massage Therapy Business $220 (+$250 investigation fee), Pawnbrokers $750, Sidewalk Cafés/Parklets $300 (2-year term), Vending Cart $375.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Rochester
- Phone
- (507) 328-2311
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.
- City of Rochester — Business LicensesCity of Rochester · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
- City of Rochester 2026 Master Fee Schedule (adopted December 1, 2025, amended August 3, 2026)City of Rochester · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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