Business Licensing & Permits

Registering Your Business with the City

To register your business with the City of Muskegon, you must complete and submit the following:

Click here to register your business directly through our website, or download a PDF version of the Business Registration form.

Click here to pay for your existing business registration directly through our website.

Rules of practicing business in the City of Muskegon are regulated by Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances.

Mobile Food Vending

To become a registered mobile food vendor with the City of Muskegon, please download and complete the Mobile Food Vending Application (PDF). Please send the completed application to Jennifer Nutter at the following email address: [email protected]. See our Food Truck Fact Sheet (PDF) for a helpful safety checklist.

>See a list of current registered food vendors.

Transient Merchants

To become a licensed transient merchant with the City of Muskegon, please download and complete the Transient Merchant License Form (PDF).

Special Event Parking

To apply for special event parking with the City of Muskegon, please download and complete the Special Event Parking Downtown Application.

Dance Halls

To apply for a dance hall permit with the City of Muskegon, please download and complete the Application for Dance Hall License (PDF).