Columbia Application ordinance (§ 11-197)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article VI. Junk Dealers and Junkyards
In short: Anyone applying for a license under this article must file a sworn, notarized written application with the director, signed by the owner, all partners, or the corporation's president or chief officer, and include a fee. It must list owner and officer contact details, business names and addresses, and a detailed drawing of the premises.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
An applicant for license under this article shall file with the director a written application signed by himself, if an individual, by all partners, if a partnership, or by the president or chief officer of a corporation or other organization, upon forms provided by the business license administrator, together with a fee as hereinafter prescribed. The application shall be sworn to by each of its signers before a notary public or other officer authorized by law to administer oaths, and shall include the following information or material:
(1) Name, residence address and telephone number of each individual owner, partner, or, if a corporation or other organization, each officer and director.
(2) Trade names and addresses of the business on behalf of which application is made and its telephone number if assigned.
(3) Exact address or location of the place where the business is or is proposed to be carried on, plus a detailed drawing of the actual premises to be used in connection with the business, giving distances in feet and showing adjoining roads, property lines, buildings and uses.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-197
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.