18 published records
Business licences and permits in Midland, Texas
Midland County. Midland Health Services prices food permits by employee count — $150 for one to five staff, $200 for six to ten and $250 above that — which makes it one of the cheapest cities in this dataset for a small kitchen, and it publishes those figures on the back of its permit application rather than as a fee schedule. Land development fees come from the Planning schedule. Building and fire fees are the gap: the city runs both programmes but publishes process and forms without amounts, so for the construction side of a fit-out this page is not yet a complete answer.
What are you opening in Midland?
- 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 licence and the practitioner licences 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
- Fitness studiosPrepaid memberships trigger state registration and often a surety bond, which catches operators who budgeted only for the fit-out.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 licence covers.See the full permit list
Who issues business permits in Midland?
Permitting in Midland 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.
Midland issuing agencies
- Midland Health Services, Environmental HealthFood service establishment permits · Retail food store and warehouse distributor permits · Seasonal, temporary and farmers market food permits · Day care, foster care and after-school programme permits · Swimming pool and spa permits7 permits
- City of Midland Planning DivisionPreliminary and final plats · Replats and administrative plats · Zone changes and planned districts · Board of Adjustment applications6 permits
- City of Midland Development Services, Permitting and InspectionsCommercial building permits · Commercial plan review · Vendor permits · Inspections3 permits
- Midland Fire Marshal's OfficeFire alarm and detection system permits · Fire sprinkler and suppression system permits · Flammable and combustible liquids tank permits · Fire code plan review and inspection2 permits
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