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Licenses, Permits, and Forms The documents found on this web page are provided in PDF format. If you don't have a PDF viewer, you can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
A busker or busking means an entertainer or entertainment
providing impromptu performances for the public by playing a musical
instrument, dancing, singing, clowning or juggling, or doing other
acts of a similar nature in public places. All groups or individuals
wishing to busk must complete an application. Click here for busking permit application - Individual Act Click here for busking permit application - Group Acts A permit is required whenever fireworks are sold. Refer to the
Port Huron Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34, Offenses, Article VII,
Offenses Against Public Safety, Section 34-311, Fireworks, for a
description of the fireworks that would require a permit to be
obtained. Certain types of fireworks do not require a permit to be
obtained. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Form This form is used to request copies of City of Port Huron public documents. For further information, contact the City Clerk’s office at 810-984-9725. Garbage/Trash (Solid Waste Hauler) Truck Permit All vehicles used for the collection or disposal of garbage and
trash must be inspected and permitted each year before operating
within the City limits. The permit for each vehicle runs from
November 1 until October 31 and must be reinspected and renewed
annually. Pro-rata fees are not available. Click here for garbage/trash (Solid Waste Hauler) truck permit application Massagists must obtain a license to provide massages within the City limits. A copy of your diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school or massage school or other evidence of training in the massage area is required to be submitted with the application. The license runs from October 1 through September 30 and must be renewed annually. Pro-rata fees are not available. Exemptions: The following individuals are exempt from this licensing:
Click here for massagist application Any establishment engaged in the practice of performing massages
at a fixed place of business must apply for a license if they or the
person employed as massagists do not meet exemptions listed under
"Massage License". The license runs
from October 1 through September 30 and must be renewed annually.
Pro-rata fees are not available. Click here for massage establishment application No person shall carry on the business of a pawnbroker under the provisions of Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1917 (MCL 446.201 et seq., MSA 19.581), as amended, without first having obtained a license. The license runs from January 1 through December 31 and must be renewed annually. Pro-rata fees are not available. Refer to the Port Huron Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Businesses, Article IX, Pawnbrokers, for further information or contact the City Clerk’s office at 810-984-9725. Click here for pawnbroker application Peddlers/solicitors may sell or take orders for products/services while going door to door or while on public property. Removable stands described as non-motorized, self-contained, mobile carts, kiosk, or other units capable of being pushed by one person, with at least two functional wheels, can be used without the necessity of moving from place to place under certain conditions. Licenses are issued in one-month, six-month or one-year increments or a special one-time, four-day license. Identification badges are also issued and must be worn at all times when peddling/soliciting.
The public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Port
Huron require the regulation of special events within the City.
Accordingly, special events involving the use of City parks, halls,
buildings, grounds and other City-owned properties may be permitted
in the City only upon submission of the appropriate application and
approval of the Special Events Committee. Special Event means any
transient amusement enterprise, outdoor temporary gathering, and any
similar event, including but not limited to a theatrical exhibition,
musical performance, public show, entertainment, amusement or other
exhibition. Click here for special event permit application Any person or company engaged in the business of operating or
causing to be operated any taxicab upon the streets, alleys or
public ways of the City, must obtain a license for each taxicab. For
new taxicab businesses, approval by the City Council to operate a
taxicab business is required prior to obtaining a taxicab vehicle
license. Pro-rata fees are not available. Click here for taxicab vehicle license application No person shall practice tattooing as a tattooist or as an
apprentice, perform body piercing or marking within the City limits
without first obtaining an annual valid individual tattooist's or
body piercing license. Employment at a valid and currently licensed
tattoo establishment is necessary in order to obtain an individual
license. A copy of the applicant's driver's license, an original
signed valid health certificate (see form below) and a certificate
of completion for a Blood Borne Pathogen Course must accompany the
application along with the applicable license fee. No owner-operator shall engage in or carry-on the operation of a
tattoo establishment within the City limits without first obtaining
a valid tattoo establishment license issued by the City. A separate
license shall be required for each office or place of business used
by such owner-operator. Each tattoo establishment license shall be
valid from the date of issuance to December 31 of each year, and
pro-rated fees are not available. Renewal of the license is required
each year. A valid tattoo establishment license shall be prominently
displayed in public view at all times. Transient merchants may engage in a temporary business from a fixed location on
commercially-zoned private property. The person so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this section merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient business in connection with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer.
Click here for transient merchant application
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