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Bicycle License
- Apply for a bicycle license
- For questions, contact the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100.
Special Event Permit
- Apply for a special event permit
- Apply for a farmer's market permit
- Apply for a courtesy notification
- Special event application process and instructions
- For questions, contact the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100.
Business Permits and Licenses
- Apply for a taxicab driver permit
- Apply for a taxicab business license
- Apply for a operator (non-motorized driver) permit
- Apply for a non-motorized business license
- Apply for a secondhand dealer, pawnbroker, and junk/salvage sales license
- Apply for a mobile vendor license
- Apply for a solicitor license
- Apply for a transient merchant license
- Apply for a controlled livestock grazing license
- Review local regulations for business licenses
- For questions, contact the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100.
Rental License
- Apply for a rental license
- Renew a rental license
- View existing application(s)
- Rental licensing and inspection information
- For questions, contact Housing & Community Development at 563-589-4231.
Vacant Building License
- Apply for a vacant building license
- Renew a vacant building license
- View existing application(s)
- Vacant building and inspection information
- For questions, contact Housing & Community Development at 563-589-4231.
Building Permits
- Apply for a residential building permit
- Apply for a commercial building permit
- View existing application(s)
- Building permit information
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, & Fire Protection Permits
- Apply for a plumbing permit
- Apply for a mechanical permit
- Apply for a electrical permit
- Apply for a fire protection permit
- View existing application(s)
- Plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit information
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Demolition Permit
- Apply for a demolition permit
- View existing application(s)
- Demolition permit information
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Storage Container Permit
- Apply for a Storage Container permit
- View existing application(s)
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Sign Permit
- Apply for a sign permit
- View existing application(s)
- Sign permit information
- Apply for a sign contractor license
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Solar Permit
- Apply for a solar permit
- View existing application(s)
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Swimming Pool Permit
- Apply for a swimming pool permit
- View existing application(s)
- For questions, contact Inspection & Construction Services at 563-589-4150.
Contact Us
City Clerk's Office
City Hall, 50 W 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001
563-589-4100
Housing & Community Development
Historic Federal Building
350 W 6th Street, Suite 312 Dubuque, IA 52001
563-589-4231
