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Permit Assistance – City of Vista
Planning Division
760.639.6100 Sign Permit – City of Vista Planning Division
Sign Submittal Requirements and Application 760. 639.6100 Register Weights & Measures
(For devices used in your business) County of San Diego Agriculture, Weights and Measures Department 5555 Overland Ave., Bldg. 3 San Diego, CA 92123 858.694.2738 Water Connection Research Business Plans Building Permits and/or Certificate
of Occupancy City of Vista Development Services Division 760. 639.6108 Information on State Licenses Required
for Specific Businesses/Professions Consumer Affairs Office State of California 400 R St. Sacramento, CA 95814 800.952.5210 State Employer Tax Identification Number
Employment Development Department 800 Capitol Mall, MIC 83 Sacramento, CA 95814 (888) 745-3886 Fire Department Requirements and Regulations Wastewater Discharge Permit
City of Vista Development Services Division 760.639.6108 Stormwater Discharge Permit
City of Vista Businesses operating under certain Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes (those between 0211 and 5171) must obtain coverage under the State Water Resource Control Board’s (SWRCB) General Industrial Stormwater Permit No. NPDES CAS000001. For more information contact the City’s Engineering Department at 760.726-1340 x 1373 or visit the SWRCB website regarding the specific requirements at: www.swrcb.ca.gov/stormwtr/industrial.html. Air Pollution Control Permits
Usually applies to business operations that emit contaminants. Examples include, but not limited to: dry cleaners, gasoline dispensers, stationary engines, chemical manufacturing or processing and rock, mineral and asphalt plants. Air Pollution Control District 9150 Chesapeake Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 Small Business Assistance 858.694.3307 www.sdapcd.org |
Determine If Your Business Needs Environmental Health Permits Businesses such as food-related companies, food handling, public swimming pools/ground storage tanks, medical wastes, biotech, x-ray equipment, water wells, septic systems, and solid waste handling and composting. Department of Environmental Health 151 East Carmel St. San Marcos, CA 92078 800.253.9933 www.co-san-diego.ca.us File Articles of Incorporation/Register a Trademark State of California, Secretary of State 1350 Front St., Rm 2060 San Diego, CA 92101 619.525.4113 www.ss.ca.gov Trademark Registration Office 1500 11th St., Rm 345 Sacramento, CA 95814 916.653.3506 Apply for Alcoholic Beverage License Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control State of California 334 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 204 San Marcos, CA 92069 760.471.4237 www.abc.ca.gov Determine if Your Business is “Police-regulated” San Diego County Sheriff’s Department 760.940.4551 Seller’s Permit State of California Board of Equalization 334 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 92069 760.510.5850 www.boe.ca.gov Information on Worker’s Compensation Regulations and Benefits Industrial Relations Department State of California Division of Workers’ Compensation 1350 Front St., Suite 3047 San Diego, CA 92101 800.736.7401 www.dir.ca.gov Determine State Requirements Related to Employees - Includes, but is not limited to: fair employment laws, occupational safety, wage-hour laws and child labor laws. State of California Industrial Relations Department Division of Labor Standards 619.220.5451 Grading and Other Permits or Regulations – City of Vista Development Services Division 760.639.6108 For information on zoning requirements and permits in Vista or statewide, visit: http://www.calgold.ca.gov. |