Columbia Fees ordinance (§ 13-415)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article XII. Temporary Business Licenses
In short: Vendors at a temporary special event pay $5.00 a day, capped at $15.00 each. The promoter collects the fees and must send them to the business license administrator three days before the event, and is responsible for any sums collected or that should have been collected.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) The fee for a temporary special event license shall be five dollars ($5.00) a day for each vendor participating at the temporary special event, not to exceed a total of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each vendor.
(b) The temporary special events license fee shall be collected by the promoter from each vendor who intends to be included under the promoter's temporary special event license and shall be remitted by the promoter to the business license administrator three (3) days before the temporary special event. The promoter shall be responsible for any sums collected, and any sum which should have been collected from a vendor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-415
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.