Apply for a Business or Rental License

About Apply for a Business or Rental License

The Community Planning and Development Services Department administers a variety of licenses required for businesses, rental properties, vendors, and certain regulated activities within the City of Rockville.

An Amusement/Game Machine License is required for all amusement and game machines operated within Rockville city limits.

A Pool/Billiard Room License is required for all commercial properties with pool or billiards on the premises.

A Hawker, Peddler, Solicitor License is required for any person to go from house to house in the City of Rockville for the purpose of hawking, selling, peddling, vending, or offering for sale goods, wares, merchandise, services, or food of any kind. 

A Gasfitter License is required for contractors offering services with gasfitting work.

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A Plumber License is required for contractors offering services with plumbing work.

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A Public Event License is required for any public or private events that interfere with the public right-of-way, including street closures.

A Hotel/Motel License is required for to manage a hotel/motel business within Rockville city limits.

A Rental Apartment Complex License is required for the establishment or renewal of a multifamily rental apartment complex.

A Rental Accessory Apartment License is required for properties or additions offering rental units, including residential homes, that are accessory, or secondary, to a main building.

A Rental Property License is required for the establishment or renewal of a single-family rental property, including detached dwellings, townhomes, and condominiums.

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