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Certificate of Zoning Compliance

This certificate ensures your business is in compliance with the Garden City zoning regulations.  This certificate is needed when there is a change in ownership, a change in location or a new business is opening.  The one-time fee is $25.

The Certificate of Zoning Compliance can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office, City Administrative Center - 301 N. 8th St.  Contact Celyn Hurtado, City Clerk, at 620.276.1161.

Itinerant Merchant License

This license is for temporary business owners looking to operate in Garden City.  If you wish to sell goods, services, food or beverages on a property you do not own, an Itinerant Merchant License is required.

Current License Fees:

Local Business:  $365/year

Non-Local Business:  $300 day or $900 a month

An Itinerate Licence may be obtained from the City Clerk's Office, City Administrative Center - 301 N. 8th St.  Contact Celyn Hurtado, City Clerk, at 620.276.1161.

Contractor's License

To check to see if the contractor you want to hire is licensed with the City of Garden City, please call the Neighborhood & Development Services Department at 301 N. 8th St., 620.276.1170. 

Licensing fees are as follows:

New License:  $200

License Renewal:  $100

Trade Card: $20 (Required for electrical, plumbing, mechanical, masters, journeyman and helpers.)

Liquor License

Any business selling liquor will need to obtain a liquor license issued by the City Clerk's office, City Administrative Center - 301 N. 8th St. Contact Celyn Hurtado, City Clerk, at 620.276.1161. 

Liquor license are good for two years from the date of application.  Fees are as follows:

Cost:  $500

Cereal malt Beverage License

If you are looking to sell cereal malt beverages, you will need a cereal malt beverage license issued by the City Clerk, City Administrative Center - 301 N. 8th St.  Contact Celyn Hurtado, City Clerk, at 620.276.1161.

Fees are as follows:

Retail License (Not drinking on the premise): $75

Restaurants (Drinking on-premise): $125

Temporary CMB Event: $50/day

Additional Resources

City of Garden City Neighborhood and Development Services - 620.276.1170

City of Garden City Electric Department - 620.276.1290

City of Garden City Utility Services - 620.276.1100

City of Garden City Inspections Department - 620.276.1120

City of Garden City Public Works - 620.276.1260

City of Holcomb - 620.277.2265

Black Hills Energy - 888.890.5454

Wheatland Electric - 620.275.0264