Allentown
City of Allentown Bureau of Planning and Zoning
In short
City of Allentown Bureau of Planning and Zoning issues 2 permits we publish for Allentown, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Allentown Bureau of Planning and Zoning | $100 general zoning permit application fee | per sign — several temporary sign types are capped at 15 days twice yearly or 52 days a year, and are exempt from this permit | 2026-09-04 |
| Personal Improvement Service Zoning Standard | City of Allentown Bureau of Planning and Zoning | No fee | a continuing zoning condition, not a one-time permit | 2026-09-04 |
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
Sign Permit
A recently rewritten zoning code replaced the city's older sign rules, and one older fee — $55 for ten or more signs at once — may or may not still be current after that recodification; the $100 general permit fee is the safer figure for an ordinary commercial sign.
Personal Improvement Service Zoning Standard
No fee, but a real ongoing rule rather than a formality — every salon or barbershop must have Pennsylvania-licensed personnel on the premises during any hours the business is open to the public, enforced through zoning rather than a separate city facility license. No additional Allentown-specific salon license beyond the general business license exists.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- www.allentownpa.gov/
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.
- Allentown Code Chapter 270, Article V — fee schedule for occupancy, building, trade and food licensesCity of Allentown, codified by General Code · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Allentown Code Chapter 660, Article 10 — signs, zoning permit requirementCity of Allentown, codified by General Code · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Allentown Code Chapter 660, Article 5 — personal improvement, animal and vehicle service use categoriesCity of Allentown, codified by General Code · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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