Business License Applications

Online applications:

• Rentals Application (For Residential Landlords)
• In City Business License Application
• Out of City Contractors Application

Printable PDF applications:

• Business License Application
• Residential Landlord Application
• Home Based Business License Application
  • Please note, any paper applications must be fully legible, and all fields must be completed; incomplete applications may result in the application being denied, and re-submittal can be required. 
  • Home based business: please click here for requirements
• Massage Establishment Registration Application (CAMTC)
• Massage Establishment Registration Application (no CAMTC)
  • Massage therapists and/or establishments are required to complete a City of Antioch Registration of Massage Therapist form and provide copies of state certifications with the business license application. Applications will not be processed without these documents.
• Transient Occupancy Tax Form(Excel) |  Transient Occupancy Tax Form (PDF)

Any new Antioch business must be approved by the Community Development Department (zoning review).

**Note – Approval can take up to two to four (2-4) weeks**

• All applicants are recommended to discuss Land Use and Permitting with the Planning Division prior to submitting a Business License Application and/or agreeing to/signing any leases with the property owner. This step is essential to verify whether the proposed business activity is permitted at the intended location and to determine if any permits are needed. You may contact the Planning Division at 925-779-6159 or planning@antiochca.gov.
• Planning review is required for zoning compliance for all In-City Business Licenses.
• Planning review is not required for Residential Landlord Applications or Out of City Contractors Applications.
• For more information in regards to our planning division, please visit our website at Planning Division – City of Antioch, California (antiochca.gov)

ANNUAL LICENSE ORDINANCE: All business licenses shall be issued for one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed annually. It is the responsibility of the business owner to renew the business license upon expiration regardless of whether the notice of expiration was received. (Ord. 2082-C-S, passed 3-25-14)

Effective January 2025, the City of Antioch’s Business License Division is switching from SIC codes to NAICS. Anyone applying for a business license, or a business license renewal will be required to provide their NAICS code on the application. To choose your NAICS, use this tool: naics.com/company-lookup-tool

NAICS Flyer

Effective January 1, 2021, Assembly Bill 1607 (“AB1607”), Prevention of Gender-Based Discrimination, requires a city that issues business certificates to provide a business, at the time the business is issued the certificate or during renewal of the certificate, written notices of the requirements provided for by AB1607.  AB1607 requires certain businesses to disclose, in writing, certain signage in a conspicuous place and the price for each standard service provided.  To view the business’ rights and obligations under these provisions the Department of Consumer Affairs has provided the following informational materials.  Click on the desired language to view in English, Spanish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean.