Business License Application

The Newberg Municipal Code requires those transacting or carrying on business in the City of Newberg to hold a business license.  This includes businesses whose physical address is located outside the city, but conducts business inside the city. 

If you are transacting or carrying on business inside the City of Newberg, please obtain a business license promptly.

Exemptions:  The Newberg Code exempts the following from the requirement of having a business license:

• Persons transacting and carrying on any private business in the city, whose gross income is $1,000 or less annually.
• Charitable, Religious, and Fraternal Organizations. Raising funds for any bona fide charitable, religious, or fraternal organization by said organization.
• Limited Lessors. Leasing of two or fewer units of residential real estate within the city.

Violations:  Failure to obtain a business license could result in prosecution and fines under the Newberg Municipal Code.

Restaurants & Mobile Food Units(Food Trucks/Carts) must also obtain licensing through Yamhill County Health & Human Services

Types of Business Licenses & Fee's  

General Business License.............................................................................$50.00 yearly Fee

General Business License encompass any professions, trades, occupations, shops, short term rentals and every kind of calling carried on for profit or livelihood within the City of Newberg city limits .

Home Occupation Business License............................................................$25.00 yearly Fee

Home Occupation Business License applies if you are operating a business out o your home in Newberg.  For this type of Business a Type I Application must be submitted and approved by City of Newberg Planning.   Click here for more information about the rules for Home Occupation Businesses.

Home Occupation Type I Application.........................................................$208.00 Onetime Fee

Only required for Home Occupation Business License Applications.

Peddler/Solicitor/Street Vendor..................................................................NO FEE

Peddler pertains to a person or persons traveling from place to place selling and delivering at the same time /Solicitor pertains to a person or persons who travel from place to place not carrying goods, but taking orders for future delivery, or soliciting for money or other things of value/Street Vendor pertains to a person or persons traveling on public streets, public sidewalks, public property, or private streets, and carrying, conveying or transporting such items as food, beverages, flowers, and balloons, offering and exposing the same for sale by hand or from a mobile-type device such as a pushcart. 

Exhibitor ........................................................................................................$152.00 Onetime Fee

Exhibitor is any person, firm or corporation who, for that person, firm or corporation or as an agent of another, gives, controls, conducts or manages for gain within the corporate limits of the city any circus, carnival, menagerie, theater, concert, wrestling match, boxing match, or any other show, amusement or exhibition, fair or other form of entertainment which is not given exclusively for the benefit of some charitable, educational or religious organization, association or institution. 

Temporary Merchant....................................................................................$123(4-45 days) or $414(perpetual)

Temporary Merchants are businesses occupying a temporary, fixed location, not within a permanent building, and selling or delivering from stock on hand, doing business in much the same manner as a permanent business. Must also have a current General Business License.

Holiday Tree Lot ...........................................................................................$50 Fee/$200 Bond

Tree Lots can only operate between the day after Thanksgiving through January 1st.  Additional  Building or electrical permit for structures, signs or lights may be required, contact the Building Division for additional requirements.   A refundable  $200 clean up bond is required and will be returned after evidence has been submitted by the applicant indicating that the site and surrounding area are clean. You must provide proof of insurance indicating a minimum liability coverage in the amount of $500,000.

Change of Business Name or Address........................................................$10.00 Administrative Fee

If your Business Changes its name or address and continues to be owned by the same person(s), the City must be notified within 30 days of the change and an administrative fee will be charged.

Additional information:

• All Vacation Rental or Short-Term Rental properties must apply to and be approved by the Planning department before applying for a Business License or registering for the Transient Lodging Tax.  If you have any questions or need assistance, contact City of Newberg Planning at (503) 537-1240.

• Business Licenses that have a yearly fee must be paid by the month and day of issuance yearly.  There will be a 5% penalty for each calendar month or fraction thereof of delinquency. A violation of the licensing program can also result in a Class 4 Civil Infraction. 

• If your business changes ownership, even though it continues at the same address or with a different name, the new owner(s) shall obtain a new business license.

• All Business License information such as: Renewals, Invoices, Business Licenses will be sent by email, please make sure all contact information is up-to-date.

Applying / Renewing a Business Licenses

_{Business License Applications are at the bottom of the page.} 

TO APPLY/RENEW and MAKE PAYMENTS ONLINE GO TO:  eTRAKiT 

After the appropriate Business License Application is completed, you can submit the application several ways:

1. On-Line at: eTRAKiT 
2. Email it to:  businesslicense@newbergoregon.gov
   • To pay the Fee you can either go on-line to eTRAKiT  , call (503) 537-1240 and pay with credit card or mail a check.                 
3. Mail the application with a check to: 
   • City of Newberg, PO Box 970, Newberg, OR 97132
4. Come to City Hall between 8:30 & 4:30 Monday- Friday and submit the application with the fee at the permit counter.

If you have any questions regarding your City of Newberg Business License email businesslicense@newbergoregon.gov