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Business licences and permits in New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels prices its food permit on employee count in three bands that land exactly on the state figures — $258, $515 and $773 — because its adopting ordinance follows Senate Bill 1008, which caps a local permit at what Texas DSHS would charge. Several categories sit outside the employee bands entirely: a tavern is $100, a grocery $250 and a meat processor $100. Non-profits and state-licensed adult or childcare facilities pay nothing at all. Plan review is charged as half the annual permit fee rather than as a flat sum, so it scales with the band you fall into. The frozen dessert manufacturer permits are unusual — few Texas cities license that separately.
What are you opening in New Braunfels?
- 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 New Braunfels?
Permitting in New Braunfels 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.
New Braunfels issuing agencies
- City of New Braunfels Health DivisionFood establishment permits · Temporary and multiple-event food permits · Frozen dessert manufacturer permits · Food handler cards · Adoption and foster inspections8 permits
- City of New Braunfels Building DivisionCommercial building permits and plan review · New occupant permits · Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas permits · Building inspections and reinspections3 permits
- City of New Braunfels Planning and Development ServicesSign permits and sign variances · Special use permits and zoning changes · Zoning verification letters · Home occupation certification2 permits
- City of New Braunfels Fire Department, Fire MarshalFire sprinkler and fire alarm system permits · Standpipe and fire line permits · Fire systems plan review · Private fire hydrant acceptance1 permit
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