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11 permits · verified 2026-10-09

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

In short

A salon or barber in Mesquite, TX has 6 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 5 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. City of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building Inspection charges $150 per certificate for the certificate of occupancy. 4 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 Mesquite

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 Mesquite

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Sign Permitonly if it applies to youCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building InspectionVaries — formula on the Mesquite pagea movable sign permit is annual at $2502026-10-09
Commercial Addition, Alteration and Remodel PermitCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building InspectionVaries — formula on the Mesquite pagenot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09
New Commercial Building PermitCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building InspectionVaries — formula on the Mesquite pagenot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09
Plan Review Processing FeeCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building InspectionVaries — formula on the Mesquite pageper review, including each revision2026-10-09
Certificate of OccupancyCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building Inspection$150 per certificatenot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09
Standalone Commercial Trade Permitonly if it applies to youCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building Inspection$100 per trade permitnot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09
Demolition Permitonly if it applies to youCity of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building Inspection$150 per permitnot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09

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 Mesquite?

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 Mesquite, TX, 6 apply to every business of this type and 5 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 6 that always apply, 3 carry a flat fee, coming to $228.00. That is a floor, not a total. 4 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 4 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Mesquite permits page and the TX state page.

Is Mesquite expensive for a salon or barber?

Comparing like with like — only the permits charged as a single flat fee, since a valuation formula has no figure to rank — Mesquite sits where the table below puts it against every other TX jurisdiction covered here that publishes the same permit.

Certificate of Occupancy: Mesquite charges $150. Across 22 jurisdictions it runs from $50 in Waco to $425 in Universal City, with a median of $105. 15 charge less, 5 charge more and 1 charges exactly the same.

Demolition Permit: Mesquite charges $150. Across 6 jurisdictions it runs from $50 in Grand Prairie to $200 in Arlington, with a median of $106.50. 4 charge less and 1 charges more.

Read the spread rather than the rank. Certificate of Occupancy varies by $375 between the cheapest and dearest jurisdiction here, which is the sort of gap worth knowing before you sign a lease on one side of a city line rather than the other.

Which offices issue these permits in Mesquite?

Permits for a salon or barber in Mesquite, TX come from 4 separate offices: City of Mesquite Planning and Development Services, Building Inspection, 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 Mesquite 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 Mesquite: 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 Mesquite, TX; what each one involves is set out on the Mesquite 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 Mesquite?

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 Liquid Waste Hauler Permit, which a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Mesquite, TX, compared with a salon or barber
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a salon or barberOnly a salon or barber needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops1011
Childcare centres2012
Coffee shops3013
Contractors and trades4014
Fitness studios5015
Food trucks3013
Restaurants7017
Retail stores8018
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 Mesquite 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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