Who needs a zoning approval and certificate of occupancy (use and occupancy permit) in Pennsylvania?
Issued by Your municipality’s zoning and building office; Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections, at step 3 of 6 in the opening sequence: approve the space.
Every kind of business in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania table lists this for every kind of business.
Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it. Build-out permits come from the same office under the Uniform Construction Code.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 3 of 6: Approve the space
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your municipality’s zoning and building office; Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Sources and dates
Municipal zoning ordinances; Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs a zoning permit and a new certificate of occupancy, and the food, salon and child care licenses all ask for it.
Your municipality’s zoning and building office; Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Step 3 of 6, approve the space. The steps before it: set up the business and register for tax.
Who needs a zoning approval in Pennsylvania? | DoorWorthy
