Below Documents are Required With Business License Application:

• Copy of Commercial Use and Occupancy or Residential use and Occupancy Permit
  Issued by the Office of Zoning. City of Fairfax, Rm 207, City Hall. 703-385-7820 or
  https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/community-development-planning/zoning (ALL BUSINESSES)
• Copy of Rental Occupancy Permit
  Issued by Code Administration. City of Fairfax Rm. 208, City Hall. 703-385-7830 or
  https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/code-administration (ALL RENTAL PROPERTIES)
• Copy of Virginia Sales Tax Registration Certificate.
  Issued by the Virginia Dept. of Taxation. 804-367-8037 or www.tax.virginia.gov
  (RETAIL BUSINESSES ONLY)
• Copy of Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (as required by Code 1950 13.1-1-757).
  A foreign corporation (one formed outside Virginia) may not transact business in the Commonwealth until it obtains a Certificate of Authority issued by the State Corporation Commission. 804-371-9733
  (FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ONLY)
• Copy of Registration of Trade Name (as required by Code 1950 59.1-69).
  The code of Virginia requires any person(s) or corporation, transacting business in the state under any assumed or fictitious name to file a certificate registering such name. This certificate is filed and recorded with the State Corporation Commission. 804-371-9733 https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Fictitious-Names
  (BUSINESSES WISHING TO USE A NAME OTHER THAN OWNERSHIP NAME)
• Copy of Certificate of Partnership (as required by Code 1950 50-74).
  No two or more persons shall carry on a business as partners unless they sign and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the full names of each and every person composing the partnership and filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Court. This certificate is filed and recorded with the State Corporation 804-371-9733 (PARTNERSHIPS ONLY)
• Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (as required by Code 1950 13.1 605/13.1-613).
  A domestic corporation (one formed in Virginia) is required to have a Certificate of Incorporation issued by the State Corporation Commission in order to transact business in the Commonwealth. 804-371-9733 or www.scc.virginia.gov (CORPORATION OR LLC)
• Copy of State Corporation Commission Annual Report.
  If your business is a corporation, please submit a current copy of your annual report filed with the State Corporation Commission. 804-371-9733 (CORPORATIONS ONLY)
• Copy of Virginia Contractors License. All contractors must submit a current copy of their Virginia Contractors License, either class A, B, or C as applicable. 804-367-8511 Or https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Applicants (CONTRACTORS ONLY)
• Contractor’s Certification of Insuring Liability for Workers Compensation in Virginia.(CONTRACTORS ONLY)
• Copy of Health Department Certificate. (RESTAURANTS AND ANY FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ONLY)
  The local office is located at 10777 Main Street, Fairfax, VA. 703-246-2444
• Copy of ABC License. 703-313-4432 or https://www.abc.virginia.gov/licenses/get-a-licenses (IF SELLING ALCOHOL ONLY)
• Meals Tax Registration Form. (RESTAURANTS AND ANY FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ONLY)
  From The Commissioner of the Revenue’s office 703-385-7885