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11 permits · verified 2026-10-09

What permits do you need to open a salon or barber in Longview?

In short

A salon or barber in Longview, TX has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 8 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. City of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection Division charges $105 per certificate for the commercial certificate of occupancy. 3 of the 11 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-09 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a salon or barber in Longview

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Barbering and Cosmetology Establishment LicenseTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation$78 per license periodtwo years2026-08-21

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

Local permits that apply to every type of business in Longview

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Commercial Certificate of OccupancyCity of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection Division$105 per certificateissued per occupancy2026-10-09
Commercial Building Permit (New, Addition, Remodel, Alteration)only if it applies to youCity of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection DivisionVaries — formula on the Longview pageper project2026-10-09
Sign Permitonly if it applies to youCity of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection DivisionVaries — formula on the Longview pageper sign project2026-10-09
Site Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youCity of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection Division$640 per applicationper application2026-10-09
On-Site Sewerage Facility (OSSF) Permitonly if it applies to youCity of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection Division$410 per permit (systems other than single-family dwellings)per installation2026-10-09
Monitored Fire Alarm — False Alarm Service Feeonly if it applies to youCity of Longview Fire Marshal's Office$250 per chargeable false alarm from the 5th in a calendar yearcounted per calendar year2026-10-09
Security Alarm Annual Registrationonly if it applies to youLongview Police Department — Alarm ServicesVaries — formula on the Longview pageannual — renew by the registration anniversary date2026-10-09

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

TX registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Certificate of Formationonly if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$300 one-time filingno expiry2026-08-20
Assumed Name Certificate (DBA)only if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$25 one-time filingup to ten years, renewable2026-08-21
Texas Sales and Use Tax PermitTexas Comptroller of Public AccountsNo fee — there is no fee for this permitno expiry while actively engaged in business2026-08-21

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

How much does it actually cost to permit a salon or barber in Longview?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 11 records listed for a salon or barber in Longview, TX, 3 apply to every business of this type and 8 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 3 that always apply, 3 carry a flat fee, coming to $183.00. That is a floor, not a total. 3 of the 11 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 0 have no fee published at all.

The other 3 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Longview permits page and the TX state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Longview?

Permits for a salon or barber in Longview, TX come from 6 separate offices: City of Longview Development Services — Building Inspection Division, City of Longview Fire Marshal's Office, Longview Police Department — Alarm Services, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a salon or barber need in Longview that other businesses do not?

1 of the 1 permit particular to a salon or barber here applies to no other business type we cover in Longview: Barbering and Cosmetology Establishment License.

Barbering and Cosmetology Establishment License

Establishment licenses are valid for two years from the date of issue, so the $78 is a two-year cost rather than an annual one — worth halving before you compare it with a yearly permit elsewhere. The fee applies to standard and specialty establishments; a mini-establishment license is $70. It covers full-service, mobile and specialty establishments, and applies to licenses expiring on or after 1 September 2023. Individual practitioners are licensed separately from the establishment, so a salon needs both its own license and a license for each operator working in it.

The other 7 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Longview, TX; what each one involves is set out on the Longview permits page. The 3 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across TX and are covered on the TX state page.

How does a salon or barber compare with other businesses in Longview?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A salon or barber also needs Barbering and Cosmetology Establishment License. A auto repair shop needs nothing here that a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Longview, TX, compared with a salon or barber
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a salon or barberOnly a salon or barber needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops0010
Childcare centres2012
Coffee shops6016
Contractors and trades4014
Fitness studios4014
Food trucks4014
Restaurants9019
Retail stores6016
Veterinary clinics1011

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Longview permits page and the TX state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Barbering and Cosmetology Fee Changes — TDLRTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-22

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