Animal Permit

This permit is free. The following animals must have a permit: mules, donkeys, cattle, goats, swine, sheep or other similar large sized animals. Also, turkeys, geese, ducks, guineas, rabbits, chinchillas, pigeons or other domestic fowl, or similar sized animals, excluding dogs and cats must have permits.

Permits expire on April 30th of each year.

Ordinance # 2093 Violations - See Sec. 8-74

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Auction/Estate

Permits are $5.00, One Day Only—One permit per twelve-month Period.

“…an event involving the sale of personal property through the process of bidding.”

Customer must submit a list of all items to be sold, and the sale can only be from 8am to 5pm.

“Signs advertising the auction/estate sale are permitted. Signs may be no larger than two (2) square feet in area and shall be limited in number to two (2) signs on the property involved and two (2) signs off the premises."

All signs must comply with the Temporary Sign Ordinance. $50.00 charge for every sign, up to 4 signs, or you may purchase our Garage Sale signs for $1.50 a sign.

Ordinance #2363 Violations Sec. 32-100 sites sec. 1-8 of code

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Beer License

Permits are $ 20.00 on Premise and $ 10.00 off Premise

Must have an Oklahoma Tax Commission Low Point Beer Permit, County Beverage Permit, and Oklahoma Tax Commission Sales Tax Permit to obtain a MWC Beer License.

ON PREMISE means where beer is sold for on premise consumption i.e. a restaurant. $20.00 for permit

OFF PREMISE means where the beer is sold for consumption off the premises i.e. gas station. $10.00 for permit

ALL BEER LICENSES EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH

Ordinance # 2131 Violations Sec. 5-65

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Childcare

Permits are $15.00 annually plus $.50 per child

Businesses only have to acquire a license through us if they are providing care for eight (8) or more children.

Application must be made every year with a copy of the State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services License. (States the maximum number of children the facility can care for at one time and this is the number to base the $0.50 per child fee on.)

License will expire on April 30th of each year.

Ordinance #2569

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Circus / Carnival

Permit is $20.00 per day

The company must complete an application.

They MUST have a Certificate of Insurance

Each food stand (sells food and drinks) needs to have City Health License, $25.00, which will require a State/County Health permit. Each food handler should have a food operator’s certificate.

Ordinance #2326

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Coin Amusement

Permits are $15.00 per machine

For the purposes of this article, "coin-operated amusement device" means any mechanical device which, upon the payment or insertion of a coin, token or similar object, causes or permits or is the incentive for, the propelling or motivating of any ball, marble, gadget or object that produces, creates or makes possible the production or creation of a game of skill, amusement, entertainment or test of strength.

If there are 8 or more machines at the same location…it falls under family amusement. (Different license and amount to be paid.)

Licenses expire June 30th of each year

Ordinance #2326 Sec. 7-40 thru 7-42

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Family Amusement

Business containing 8 or more amusement devices

Permits are $60.00 plus $15 for each pool/billiard table, coin amusement, And $5 for the 1st card table and $1 for each additional table.

“If additional equipment is added to the operation during the license period the operator shall make application to amend said license and pay any additional fees required. There shall be no rebate or credit for removal or exchange of one piece of equipment for another or use for less than one year.”

Licenses expire June 30th of each year.

Ordinance #2326 Sec. 7-1 – 7-10

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Garage Sale

Permits are $10.00 for 3 consecutive days and 2 permits per year

Rain checks issued when sale is “terminated during the 1st day of the sale because of inclement weather conditions…” A GS Rain check Permit is to be “…conducted at the same location within 30 days form the date when the 1st sale was to be held.”

Garage Sale Criteria:

• Active Account with the City of Midwest City of Midwest City
• No more than TWO Garage Sale permits per calendar year (Jan.-Dec.) per account.
• Garage Sales are always issued under the account holder’s name.

If there is NO EVIDENT relationship between the account holder and the applicant for the Garage Sale, (i.e. renter living in the house under the owner’s name) then the applicant will have to have permission from the owner and the owner is to be told the license will be in their name and not their renter’s.

City Code Sec. 32-72 Violations Sec. 32-75

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If you would like to view a list of our current Garage Sale permits, click here.  The list is updated every Wed, Thurs and Friday by 5:30pm.

Health License

Permit is $50.00 per year

Any business which prepares food on site and serves individual portions to persons, they are REQUIRED to have a full-time ON-SITE supervisory personnel employee who has a food service operator’s certificate that is issued by the director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department and that certificate is ONLY USED AT THAT LOCATION.

Businesses are not required to have a certified food operator if…they are only providing beverages and/or pre-packaged foods. If the CMWC Health License is not renewed by September 30th of each year, a penalty of $50.00 will be added to the license effective October 1st. License expires August 31st of each year

Ordinance #1922 Violations Sec. 16-3 (c)

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Occupational / Alcoholic Beverage

(Liquor / Mixed Beverage License)

NEW

• $1,005 (Mixed)
• $1,005 (Caterer)
• $500 (Beer & Wine)
• $50 /day (Special Events)
• $200 (Serv. Organize.)

RENEWAL

• $905 (Mixed)
• $905 (Caterer)
• $450 (Beer & Wine)
• $200 (Serv. Organization)

Must make application to ABLE (Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission Application) New businesses are not able to sell any alcoholic beverages until they receive their license certificate from ABLE and they have their license issued by us.

Licenses are non-transferable.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND RENEWAL:

• A New ABLE license or a Renewal for the following year
• State’s Sales Tax Permit

All City Occupational Licenses will expire when ABLE License expires.

Ordinance # 2047 Violations Sec. 5-122

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Package Store

Licenses are $600.00 for new and $100.00 for the renewals

Required documents:

• A current license from ABLE and an Oklahoma Sales Tax Permit.
• Licenses expire on March 31st each year

Ordinance #2048 & 2274 Violations Sec. 5-65

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Peddlers Permit

Sec. 32-25

No prorated amounts. A peddler is any person who travels from house to house or place to place carrying goods or merchandise for sale, or anyone selling goods or merchandise at a fixed location

Veterans and Nonprofit organizations are exempt from the fee, but they are still required to get a permit.

However, nonprofit organizations can only have a permit for fifteen (15) days out of the calendar year. Sec. 32-3(b)

NON PROFIT PAPERWORK IS REQUIRED.

NO ONE UNDER 16 IS TO BE ISSUED A PERMIT OR ALLOWED TO BE A HELPER.

MAIN REQUIREMENT: A valid picture ID 

Applicant must have Police Dept. approval and City Clerk approval before permit can be issued. If the applicant is going to be selling goods or merchandise at a fixed location, they will also need the Planning Department's approval.

If the applicant is going to be setting up an overhead tent or structure, they will also have to get a Cert. of Occupancy from Community Development.

Entitled to Helpers – each permit fee shall be entitled to a helper(s), but each additional helper other than the allowed shall pay a fee of $50.00 (for 90 days), or $25.00 (for 45 days). Each helper shall have to make application and have approval from the required departments.

Semiannually priced – all permits shall expire on December 31st or the last day of June.

Peddlers, who operate from a fixed location, shall not be permitted to renew the permit or operate from the same location for a period six months.

Sec. 32-28.1

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Solicitors Permit

• $5.00 per week
• $15.00 per month
• $50.00 for a year

* All yearly permits will expire by Dec. 31st

No permit fee shall be charged to nonprofit organizations. The permit shall be set up under the organization and copies of the permit can be given to the individuals working for the organization. The organization must turn in a list of individuals’ names and addresses to be attached to the application. Nonprofit organizations are only allowed a permit for 15 days and only 1 per year.

NON PROFIT PAPERWORK IS REQUIRED.

NO ONE UNDER 16 IS TO BE ISSUED A PERMIT OR ALLOWED TO BE A HELPER.

MAIN REQUIREMENT: A valid, state-issued driver's license or ID

Application must be approved by Police Department first then have City Clerk approval.

If applicant is passing out flyers, then a copy of the flyer needs to be attached to the application. Applicants can not post flyers on cars, as this is considered littering.

Ordinance #2363 Violations

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Special Event Permit

Permit is $25 for 7 consecutive days.  Activities that are short term in nature and include activities such as special sales conducted by a recognized vendor, sporting events, and related accessory uses thereto parking facilities, i.e. Block Party.  Only one (1) permit ccan be issued to the same location every six (6) months.  the permit can only be for seven (7) consecutive days.

"When applicable, all special events shall comply with all city-county health regulations and other recognized health practices." Meaning, if food is served, a health license may by required.  If there are signs, an application for temporary signage is required.  Ordinance #2327 Violations Sec. 32-87 ref. sec. 1-8

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Taxi Cab Driver

Permit is $ 3.00 a year

Application from the Midwest City Police Department is required.  The procedure is as follows:

1) A completed application along with two (2) recent photographs, a current driving record from D.P.S. and a current OSBI background check must be submitted to the Police Department for approval.  The required photographs must be a minimum of two and one-half inches by three inches (2 1/2 x 3) and clearly show the applicant from the waist up.

2) A current driver's license and current insurance verification are required.

3) Once approval is obtained from the Police Department, Customer Service can then issue the permit for a fee of $3.00 per year.

4) The actual permit is then taken back to the Police Department to receive a Taxi Card.

Ordinance #3456

MAIN REQUIREMENT: Valid  Driver's License and insurance 

License expires April 30th of each year

Ordinance #3456

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Taxi Cab Company

• $25.00 for the 1st car
• $20.00 per car after the 1st initial

Along with the application, the company must have a copy of liability insurance for each cab.

For a new company starting in Midwest City, see Sec. 41-18 before proceeding with issuing a Taxi Company License.

Permit expires April 30th of each year

Chap. 41 of Ordinance

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Temporary Sign Permit

$50.00 per sign Only 8 permits per calendar year and Permits are only good for 7 consecutive days.

No commercial temporary sign may be erected or maintained without a permit except as exempted in Section 9-391(h) of the Midwest City Code. Each city utility account in the city is entitled to eight (8) commercial temporary sign permits each year. The fee for each commercial temporary sign permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00); however, non-profit organizations that produce their letter from the Internal Revenue Service proving their non-profit status shall be exempt from the fee. Permits for commercial temporary signs shall authorize the erection of the signs and their maintenance for a period not exceeding seven (7) consecutive days. Any commercial temporary sign maintained in excess of seven (7) consecutive days shall be deemed an illegal sign and must be removed by the owner. If the owner fails to remove the sign, the city may do so and charge the cost of such removal and any storage of the sign, the minimum of which shall be one hundred ($100.00), to the owner which amount shall be assessed to the owner’s utility account. TEMPORARY SIGN PERMIT MUST BE KEPT AT THE LOCATION OF THE SIGN WHILE THE SIGN IS BEING DISPLAYED.

Ordinance # 2885A Violations—Sec.9-397.

• Every sign that is on the outside of a building needs a permit.
• Temporary signs can not be taller than three (3) feet from the ground.
• Non-residential signs can not be larger than 2 x 8 or sixteen (16) square feet.
• Residential signs can not be larger than 2 x 4 or eight square feet.
• Balloons shall not be used as commercial temporary signs.

The following types of signs are prohibited:

• “A” frame signs.
• Swinging signs, except on residential property.
• Flashing signs.
• Portable signs.

Temporary sign permits must state the location or placement of the sign.

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