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

In short

A salon or barber in Weber County, UT has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 13 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Weber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management) charges $75 a year for the general business license — hair salon. 7 of the 16 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-30 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a salon or barber in Weber County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License — Hair SalonWeber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management)$75 a yearannual (calendar year, January 1 to December 31); a license issued mid-year is prorated to year-end2026-09-30
WMHD Body Art Establishment Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health Department$150.00 for the establishment permit; a temporary permit for an individual artist is $50.00 per event.annual for the establishment; per event for a temporary artist permit2026-09-30
WMHD Tanning Establishment Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health Department$150 a yearannual2026-09-30
Salon or Barbershop Establishment License — State Fee Schedule Position (Utah)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional LicensingNo feenot applicable — only individual practitioners are licensed2026-09-04

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 Weber County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building Inspection Add-On Fees (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)only if it applies to youWeber County Building Inspection / Building OfficialVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper permit2026-09-30
Land Use PermitWeber County Planning Division$250 one-time, per new business license application ($150.00 Planning Division base fee plus $100.00 Engineering Division fee; a re-review, where needed, adds $75.00 Planning plus $25.00 Engineering)one-time, accompanying a new business license application2026-09-30
Building Permitonly if it applies to youWeber County Building Inspection / Building OfficialVaries — formula on the Weber County pageone-time, per permit2026-09-30
Beer License — Class D (Special Event)only if it applies to youWeber County CommissionVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper event, at commission-designated premises and times2026-09-30
WMHD Temporary Food Establishment Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health DepartmentVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper event2026-09-30
WMHD Onsite Wastewater (Septic) Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health DepartmentVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper permit2026-09-30
General Business License — Home Occupationonly if it applies to youWeber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management)Varies — formula on the Weber County pageannual (calendar year, January 1 to December 31); a license issued mid-year is prorated to year-end2026-09-30

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

UT 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
Sales and Use Tax LicenseUtah State Tax CommissionNo feeongoing — no fixed expiration, with a filing frequency the state assigns and can revisit2026-09-04
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
Certificate of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
General Business License — Utah State Position (Entity Registration)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeNo feeset by the city or county2026-09-04
Annual Renewalonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$18 a year; a late renewal adds $10annual — due in the calendar month tied to the entity's own formation anniversary2026-09-04

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 Weber County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 16 records listed for a salon or barber in Weber County, UT, 3 apply to every business of this type and 13 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, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $325.00. That is a floor, not a total. 7 of the 16 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

WMHD Body Art Establishment Permit: $150.00 for the establishment permit; a temporary permit for an individual artist is $50.00 per event.

The other 6 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Weber County permits page and the UT state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Weber County?

Permits for a salon or barber in Weber County, UT come from 8 separate offices: Weber County Building Inspection / Building Official, Weber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management), Weber County Planning Division, Weber County Commission, Weber-Morgan Health Department, Utah State Tax Commission, Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Utah Division of Professional Licensing. 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 Weber County that other businesses do not?

4 of the 4 permits particular to a salon or barber here apply to no other business type we cover in Weber County: General Business License — Hair Salon, WMHD Body Art Establishment Permit, WMHD Tanning Establishment Permit and Salon or Barbershop Establishment License — State Fee Schedule Position (Utah).

General Business License — Hair Salon

A hair salon operating in unincorporated Weber County applies under the Business License Portal's own named 'Hair Salon' category, priced at $75.00 a year — the portal names this category explicitly, and the figure happens to match the ordinance's residual/default rate at Weber County Code § 16-4-21. This county license is separate from each stylist's or barber's own individual Utah Division of Professional Licensing credential (state layer), which the county does not duplicate. It runs the calendar year with the same proration, late-penalty and no-refund rules as every other Title 14 license. Applies only in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation — not inside any of the county's incorporated cities, each of which runs its own separate salon-licensing process.

WMHD Body Art Establishment Permit

A salon that offers body art, piercing, or tattoo services anywhere in Weber County needs a Body Art Establishment permit from the Weber-Morgan Health Department, priced on the 2026 fee schedule at $150.00 for the establishment permit, with a temporary permit for an individual artist priced at $50.00 per event. Without a body-art component, a salon offering only hair, nail, or skin services has no permit under this program, a scope consequence of the permit reaching only body-art activity. WMHD serves both Weber and Morgan Counties county-wide, reaching every incorporated city, Ogden Valley City, and the remaining unincorporated area alike.

WMHD Tanning Establishment Permit

A salon that offers tanning services anywhere in Weber County needs a Tanning Establishment permit from the Weber-Morgan Health Department, priced at $150.00 a year on the 2026 fee schedule. Without tanning equipment, a salon has no permit under this program, a scope consequence of the permit reaching only tanning activity. WMHD serves both Weber and Morgan Counties county-wide, reaching every incorporated city, Ogden Valley City, and the remaining unincorporated area alike.

Salon or Barbershop Establishment License — State Fee Schedule Position (Utah)

There is no state establishment fee listed for a salon or barbershop. The Division of Professional Licensing's own current fee schedule lists individual licenses under the barbering and cosmetology sections but no salon, shop or establishment line, while the same document does list a $250 establishment fee for a funeral service establishment and a $145 fee for a registered massage establishment; a $250 figure quoted elsewhere for a Utah salon matches that funeral service line. Every individual working in a salon must hold their own license — barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician or hair designer, each $60 to apply and $52 to renew on a two-year cycle expiring 30 September of odd-numbered years — and operating with an unlicensed practitioner is a violation attributed to the location.

The other 7 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Weber County, UT; what each one involves is set out on the Weber County permits page. The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across UT and are covered on the UT state page.

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

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A salon or barber also needs General Business License — Hair Salon, WMHD Body Art Establishment Permit, WMHD Tanning Establishment Permit and Salon or Barbershop Establishment License — State Fee Schedule Position (Utah). A auto repair shop needs Motor Vehicle Body Shop License and Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Utah MVED Position, which a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Weber County, UT, compared with a salon or barber
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a salon or barberOnly a salon or barber needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops2042
Childcare centres4044
Coffee shops6046
Contractors and trades5045
Fitness studios1041
Food trucks5045
Restaurants9049
Retail stores6046
Veterinary clinics1041

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 Weber County permits page and the UT state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Weber County Business License Portal — Business Definitions (named license categories and fees, including Beer License Type Definitions)Weber County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  2. Weber County Code Title 16, County Fee Schedule (§§ 16-3, 16-4 business and beer licence fees)Weber County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  3. Weber-Morgan Health Department 2026 Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 2026Weber-Morgan Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  4. Utah Division of Professional Licensing — fiscal year 2026 fee schedule, covering cosmetology, contracting and veterinary licensingUtah Division of Professional Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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