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Business licenses and permits in Elmore County, Alabama
Elmore County, Alabama, seat Wetumpka, issues its general business privilege license through the Revenue Commissioner's License Division (Tag and Title) under Ala. Code §45-26-242.20, which moved the license function out of the Probate Judge's office effective July 1, 2020. The license fees are the statewide Title 40, Chapter 12 schedule, combined state and county amounts, and the tier depends on the nearest city's population or an unincorporated location. The Elmore County Board of Health sets its own fees under Ala. Code §45-26-170 and publishes an Environmental Division fee schedule for food service, limited and mobile food, temporary food, plan review and day care permits. The Alabama ABC Board lists Elmore County as Wet, and retail alcohol licenses outside municipal governance need Elmore County Commission approval after a public hearing. The county's own FAQ states that no zoning restrictions or building permit requirements apply to property in rural Elmore County, while a development permit is required before construction in a floodplain. Millbrook, Prattville (part), Tallassee (part), Wetumpka, Coosada, Deatsville, Eclectic and Elmore each run their own license and permit regime that stacks on the county's.
What are you opening in Elmore County?
- RestaurantsFull-service restaurants carry the densest permit load of any small business: food, fire, occupancy, waste, and usually alcohol.See the full permit list
- Coffee shopsCafés are permitted as food service establishments even where no cooking happens, and the plan review step catches most operators by surprise.See the full permit list
- Retail storesRetail is the lightest common permit load, but the sales tax permit and the certificate of occupancy are non-negotiable in every jurisdiction.See the full permit list
- Salons and barbersPersonal care is licensed at state board level as well as locally, so the shop license and the practitioner licenses are separate obligations.See the full permit list
- Food trucksMobile food is the one category with no certificate of occupancy — but it gains a commissary agreement, and the unit itself is inspected rather than the premises.See the full permit list
- Childcare centresThe heaviest permit load of any small business: state agency licensing, per-person background checks, and a stricter fire standard than ordinary commercial use.See the full permit list
- Contractors and tradesLicensed at state board level rather than locally, and the only common category with no premises permits at all — the bond is usually the long pole.See the full permit list
- Auto repair shopsOrdinary commercial permitting plus an environmental layer: waste oil, solvents and stormwater are each registered separately.See the full permit list
- Veterinary clinicsA state facility permit, controlled substances registration at both state and federal level, and a medical waste manifest — none of which a general business license covers.See the full permit list
Who issues business permits in Elmore County?
Permitting in Elmore County is split across 4 agencies we hold records for, with tax registration handled at state level. No single office issues everything, which is why an opening usually means filing in several places rather than one.
Elmore County issuing agencies
- Elmore County Revenue Commissioner, License Division (Tag and Title)Issues the general county business privilege license under Title 40, Chapter 12, Code of Alabama 1975, through the License Division created within the Revenue Commissioner's Office by Ala. Code §45-26-242.20 (effective July 1, 2020)8 permits
- Elmore County Health Department, Environmental Division (ADPH East Central District)Permits and inspects food service establishments county-wide, and reviews food establishment plans before construction or remodeling · Charges fees for services set by the Elmore County Board of Health under Ala. Code §45-26-170, published in the Elmore County Environmental Fee Schedule5 permits
- Elmore County CommissionHolds the public hearing and issues the local approval letter for retail alcohol license applications outside municipal governing bodies, after the applicant's ABC Board pre-application1 permit
- Elmore County Public Works / Chief Engineer (Floodplain Administrator)Administers the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and issues development permits for development in special flood hazard areas of Elmore County1 permit
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