Business and Alcohol License

The 2024 DeKalb County Alcohol License Period will begin October 1st and end December 31st.  
The 2023 DeKalb County Business License Renewal Period will begin January 1, 2024 and end April 5th. 

IMPORTANT LINKS

*** NEW 2025 Business License Only Renewal Notice
*** NEW 2025 Alcohol-Business License Renewal Notice
2024 Business License Only Renewal Notice

 

NEW APPLICATIONS
Homebased Business Application
Commercial Business Application

RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
Business License Renewal (Multi-Year/Last Payment 2023 & Prior -without alcohol)
2024 Business License Renewal Package
2025 Late Night Establishment-Business/Alcohol License Renewal 
2025 Business/Alcohol License Renewal
2025 Business License Only Renewal Package

TEMPORARY LICENSE
Temporary Business License
Alcohol Application (Non-Profit ONLY)
 

ONLINE SERVICES
Online Payment
Online Application
Business License Application Guide
Checklists
Business License Guidebook
ALL FORMS 

RELEVANT ORDINANCES
Alcohol – Chapter 4
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) – Chapter 7
Business License – Chapter 15
Clean Air Act – Chapter 16
Zoning – Chapter 27 

SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Certificate of Occupancy Package
Commercial Sanitation Package
Video Surveillance Information - Code Enforcement
Letter of Entertainment
Online Renewal Instructions