Wauwatosa, WI
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Licenses & Permits
How to apply for a license or permit
You can apply online using this self-service portal. Our customers (residents, contractors, and others) can:
- submit a license or permit request online at anytime
- make an online payment
- collaborate with city staff on plan reviews or see comments and markups of documents
- see status updates of your license or permit request
In order to streamline licenses and permits, we are no longer accepting paper applications.
Learn more about the self-service portal
A-Z Listing of Available Licenses and Permits
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- Bed and Breakfast Application
- Bike Rack
- Block Parties
- Board of Building & Fire Code Appeal Application
- Board of Public Works Application
- Building Permit, Commercial
- Building Permit, Residential
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- Cat & Dog License
- Cigarette, Tobacco & Vape Products (Over the Counter) & (Vending Machine)
- Combustible/Flammable Liquids
- Commercial/Private Solid Waste Haulers
- Conditional Use Permit
- Curb Painting
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- Secondhand Dealer License
- Short-Term Rentals (STR)
- Sidewalk Cafe
- Sidewalk Sale, Temporary
- Sign Permit
- Sprinkler System Permit
- Standpipe Permit
- Special Events
- Street Occupancy Permit - Drive Approaches and Sidewalks
- Street Occupancy Permit for Linear Excavation
- Street Occupancy for Storage in the Right-of-Way Permit (Dumpster, Storage POD)
- Street Occupancy Permit for Utilities
- Street Vendor License