Who needs a zoning permit, and the Division of Fire Safety construction permit and certificate of occupancy in Vermont?
Issued by Your town’s zoning administrator; Vermont Division of Fire Safety (Department of Public Safety), at step 3 of 6 in the opening sequence: approve the space.
Every kind of business in Vermont
The Vermont table lists this for every kind of business.
Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing. Any building open to the public is a public building in Vermont, so the fit-out, a change of use and the kitchen hood each need a Division of Fire Safety permit, and the Division issues the certificate of occupancy after its final inspection; the health license and the liquor license both wait for it. Towns with their own building inspectors (Burlington, for example) permit alongside the state.
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 town’s zoning administrator; Vermont Division of Fire Safety (Department of Public Safety).
Sources and dates
Division of Fire Safety construction permit application and the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code; 24 V.S.A. chapter 117 (municipal zoning). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Yes. Confirm with the zoning administrator that the use is allowed before signing.
Your town’s zoning administrator; Vermont Division of Fire Safety (Department of Public Safety).
Step 3 of 6, approve the space. The steps before it: set up the business and register for tax.
Who needs a zoning permit in Vermont? | DoorWorthy
