Irvine, CA business license requirements
A new business in Irvine, CA needs a general local business license or registration, called Business License, according to the source cited below.
- General local business license required
- Yes
- License name
- Business License
- Issuing office
- Community Development Department; Business Licensing
- Fee
- 78.37 for businesses with fewer than 10 employees; 156.88 for a new license and 105.23 for a renewal with 10 or more employees; the fee includes the mandatory 4.00 State of California ADA fee
- Renewal
- Annual; licenses are issued for a 12-month term starting from the first day of the application month and a courtesy renewal notice is sent 45 days before expiration
- Where to apply
- No separate application page was found; start from the official source below.
- Official source
- https://cityofirvine.gov/node/2161
- Verified date
- 2026-10-05
- How this summary was compiled
- An AI agent fetched the official source page above and read it.
The verified date is the day this summary was compiled. Fees, forms and deadlines change: confirm them with Community Development Department; Business Licensing before filing.
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