As of December 1, 2016 an annual Business License for all home based and non-home based businesses in Pleasant Prairie is required pursuant to Article VII of Chapter 420 in the Village Municipal Code.  This article is not a regulation of occupation but rather to verify locations of active business operations, to obtain emergency contact information in order to notify and provide efficient public safety services to the business, to support economic development activities and to verify compliance with the site and operational zoning regulations of the Village.

The information gathered from the business license application and the annual renewal is essential to performing the community’s public safety and public works related services. The information obtained from the business license application and annual renewals is also important to the community for the purposes of its overall economic development business attraction and retention strategy insofar as the Village will be able to track and maintain an accurate listing of all active businesses, relevant contact information, employment counts and anticipated employment growth projections on an annual basis.

Business License Application
Community Living Arrangement Business License Application
Home Business License Application

New Business License Instruction Sheet

2022 BUSINESS LICENSE RENEWAL ONLY:  Letters to renewal your 2022 Business License were sent out in the mail on December 1, 2022.  The following links will provide existing businesses with instructions and access to the online portal to renew their 2022 license online:  2022 Renewal Instructions (Online Portal) 
 

BUSINESS LICENSE FEES: 

Initial application fee: $25 per business per site/$10 per non-profit business* per site 

Annual renewal application fee: $25 per business per site/$10 per non-profit business* per site

Annual renewal late fee: If the business fails to renew the license by January 15 of each year, then a late fee of $10 will be assessed to the applicant.

Notice of change fee: $25 per business per site/$10 per non-profit business* per site

*The Village may require additional information for verification of any non-profit status.

Any fee paid by credit card to the Village will be charged an additional finance fee for processing the transaction. [Note: At this time only renewal of a business license online may pay with a credit card.]

Questions

Miranda Steinmetz
Administrative Coordinator/Planner I
Community Development Department
9915 39th Avenue
Pleasant Prairie WI 53158 
Telephone:  262-925-6717
Email: communitydevelopment@plprairie.com