13 permits · verified 2026-09-14
What permits do you need to open a auto repair shop in Cheyenne?
In short
A auto repair shop in Cheyenne, WY has 5 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 Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office charges $65 per year, per location for the garage, auto dealer and car lot license. 5 of the 13 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-14 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.
Permits particular to a auto repair shop in Cheyenne
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License | City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office | $65 per year, per location | one year from the date of issuance | 2026-09-14 |
| Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee)only if it applies to you | City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department | There is no standalone flat sign fee. The Unified Development Code requires a building permit for every sign, so the cost is the §15.08.030 valuation-based building permit fee computed on the sign's value, plus a $50.00 Sign Permit Review Fee on the planning schedule. A sign permit variance is $1,370.00 is not charged here; a zoning variance, where one is needed, is $675.00. | not stated in the published schedule | 2026-09-14 |
| Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Positiononly if it applies to you | Wyoming Department of Transportation, Vehicle Business Regulation | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
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 Cheyenne
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditional Use Permit / Zoning Variance / Site Plan Reviewonly if it applies to you | City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department | Varies — formula on the Cheyenne page | one-time per application | 2026-09-14 |
| Building Permit | City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building Safety | Varies — formula on the Cheyenne page | not stated in the published schedule; renewal of an expired permit costs fifteen percent of the original permit valuation | 2026-09-14 |
| General Business License — City of Cheyenne position (twenty-eight enumerated categories)only if it applies to you | City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable to a general license; enumerated licenses expire annually, one year from the date of issuance, with a thirty-day grace period and a $25.00 late renewal fee | 2026-09-14 |
| Fire Inspection and Operational Permit (fee not published) | Cheyenne Fire Rescue | No fee | not stated in any published source | 2026-09-14 |
| Certificate of Occupancy (final certificate free; temporary and change of use charged) | City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building Safety | Varies — formula on the Cheyenne page | a temporary certificate is converted within thirty, sixty or ninety days on the refund scale | 2026-09-14 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
WY registrations that apply to every type of business
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Business License — Wyoming Positiononly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
| Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | $100 one-time filing | perpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year | 2026-09-04 |
| Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | $100 one-time filing | perpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year | 2026-09-04 |
| Annual Report License Taxonly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | Varies — formula on the WY page | annual — due in the entity's own anniversary month of formation; may be filed up to 120 days early | 2026-09-04 |
| Sales Tax Vendor License | Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division | $60 one-time — reinstating a forfeited license also costs $60 | no expiration — valid without further payment until the department revokes it | 2026-09-04 |
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 auto repair shop in Cheyenne?
There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 13 records listed for a auto repair shop in Cheyenne, WY, 5 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 5 that always apply, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $125.00. That is a floor, not a total. 5 of the 13 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 4 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:
Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee): There is no standalone flat sign fee. The Unified Development Code requires a building permit for every sign, so the cost is the §15.08.030 valuation-based building permit fee computed on the sign's value, plus a $50.00 Sign Permit Review Fee on the planning schedule. A sign permit variance is $1,370.00 is not charged here; a zoning variance, where one is needed, is $675.00.
The other 4 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page.
Which offices issue these permits in Cheyenne?
Permits for a auto repair shop in Cheyenne, WY come from 7 separate offices: City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office, City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department, City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building Safety, Cheyenne Fire Rescue, Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Vehicle Business Regulation. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.
- City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's OfficeIssues 2 permits on this page: Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License, General Business License — City of Cheyenne position (twenty-eight enumerated categories)Municipal Building, 2101 O'Neil Avenue, Room 101, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 637-6329www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/City-Clerk/Licenses-and-Permits
- City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development DepartmentIssues 2 permits on this page: Conditional Use Permit / Zoning Variance / Site Plan Review, Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee)2101 O'Neil Avenue, Room 202, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 637-6282www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/Planning-and-Development-Department
- City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building SafetyIssues 2 permits on this page: Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy (final certificate free; temporary and change of use charged)2101 O'Neil Avenue, Room 202, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 637-6265www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/Compliance-Department/Building-Permitting-Licensing
- Cheyenne Fire RescueIssues 1 permit on this page: Fire Inspection and Operational Permit (fee not published)415 W. 18th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 637-6311www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/Cheyenne-Fire-Rescue
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business DivisionIssues 4 permits on this page: General Business License — Wyoming Position, Articles of Organization (LLC), Articles of Incorporation, Annual Report License TaxHerschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002 · (307) 777-7311sos.wyo.gov/Business/default.aspx
- Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax DivisionIssues 1 permit on this page: Sales Tax Vendor License122 West 25th Street, Suite E301, Cheyenne, WY 82002excise-tax-div.wyo.gov
- Wyoming Department of Transportation, Vehicle Business RegulationIssues 1 permit on this page: Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position(307) 777-3815www.dot.state.wy.us/home/vehicle_bus_regulation/vehicle-dealerships.html
What does a auto repair shop need in Cheyenne that other businesses do not?
2 of the 3 permits particular to a auto repair shop here apply to no other business type we cover in Cheyenne: Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License and Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position.
Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License
Of Cheyenne, Casper and Gillette, only Cheyenne licenses auto repair — the Casper and Gillette enumerated lists omit it. The license is per location rather than per business, so an operator with two premises pays twice. Salvage and wrecking is a separate and more expensive category at $115.00. A fuel-dispensing operation adds a further $65.00 license. The Clerk's own fee table lists the category as 'Garage / Auto Dealer / Car Lots,' so the same $65.00 reaches a repair shop, a dealership and a used car lot alike.
Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position
No fee applies at the state level. WYDOT's vehicle dealership page describes the state's motor-vehicle business license, the dealer license required of 'any person engaged in the business of selling or exchanging three or more vehicles in Wyoming in any consecutive 12-month period' (W.S. 31-16-103), and names no license for auto repair or body work; a shop that only repairs vehicles does not meet the dealer trigger. The same applies to body work and general mechanical repair, neither of which the page treats separately.
Shared with other businesses in Cheyenne
- Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee) — City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department, There is no standalone flat sign fee. The Unified Development Code requires a building permit for every sign, so the cost is the §15.08.030 valuation-based building permit fee computed on the sign's value, plus a $50.00 Sign Permit Review Fee on the planning schedule. A sign permit variance is $1,370.00 is not charged here; a zoning variance, where one is needed, is $675.00., not stated in the published schedule. Also required for restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores, fitness studios, veterinary clinics and salons and barbers; what it involves is set out on the coffee shops page.
The other 5 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Cheyenne, WY; what each one involves is set out on the Cheyenne permits page. The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across WY and are covered on the WY state page.
How does a auto repair shop compare with other businesses in Cheyenne?
The closest match is a fitness studio, which shares 1 of these permits. A auto repair shop also needs Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License and Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position. A fitness studio needs Fitness Studio — City Licensing Position (Cheyenne), which a auto repair shop does not.
| Business | Its own permits | Shared with a auto repair shop | Only a auto repair shop needs | Only it needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness studios | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Retail stores | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Veterinary clinics | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Coffee shops | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Restaurants | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Salons and barbers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Childcare centres | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Contractors and trades | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Food trucks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 shared with other businesses are listed with their explanations on the coffee shops page. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.
- Cheyenne Municipal Code, Supplement 73, codified through Ordinance 4662 (3-23-2026) — §5.04.030 (the twenty-eight enumerated license categories), §5.04.090 (annual expiry and the $25.00 late renewal fee), §5.08.030 (barber and beauty shop), §5.08.240 (nicotine retail), §5.20.030 (garage and car lot), §5.44.020 (contractor licensing requirement), §5.52.040 (massage establishment), §5.76.030 (transient merchant), §8.12.020 (2024 International Fire Code adoption), §8.40.040 (county health application precondition), §8.40.060 (food service establishment fee) and §8.40.070 (mobile food vendor fees), and §15.08.030 (building permit fees)City of Cheyenne · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Business Licensing Applications — the City Clerk's own live 'Current Fee' table listing every business and activity the Clerk licenses and its fee, including the $115.00 restaurant license, the $65.00 garage and auto dealer license and the $65.00 barber and beauty shop licenseCity of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Wyoming Department of Transportation — vehicle dealer licensing, confirming no auto repair shop license existsWyoming Department of Transportation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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