Please submit all permit applications to the Town Clerk, either in the office or by email. Permit applications generally require one or two Select Board meetings between submission and approval, and the Clerk must collect the appropriate fee (including advertising costs, if applicable) before the Permit becomes valid.
Applicants for Permits that do not require public hearings may choose to drop off a check with the application, which we will not deposit until after the Permit is approved. When public hearings are required, the Clerk will convey the amount of the advertising cost to the applicant as soon as possible so that the applicant may still drop off a check before the approval, if they so choose.
Mobile Vending License
Mobile Vending Licenses are required from anyone looking to sell food, beverages, or merchandise from a portable unit on Town property or streets or sidewalks within Blue Hill. Licenses are not required to vend on private property. Licenses are reviewed and granted by the Select Board, who typically meet once per week; Licenses lasting longer than three days require public hearings, requiring an extra week and advertising costs in addition to the administrative fee.
Parade Permit
Special Amusement Permit
Special Amusement Permits are required for any on-premises Liquor Licensee who wishes to also host live entertainment. This application should be filed with the Town Clerk simultaneously with the Liquor License application, and this Permit expires simultaneously with that License, even if its application was submitted later. Permits are reviewed and granted by the Select Board, who typically meet once per week, and require public hearings, requiring an extra week and advertising costs in addition to the $10 administrative fee.
Town Property Use Permit
Business Registration
This Certificate is required to be filed by (1) any sole proprietor planning on operating a mercantile enterprise in Blue Hill under an assumed name (any name other than your full legal name), or (2) any partners planning on operating a mercantile enterprise in Blue Hill, unless that enterprise is already registered with the Secretary of State’s office as a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company.
The filing fee is $10, plus $5 for every day you file after opening for business. If you close your business or relocate to another municipality, you must return to sign the withdrawal certificate and pay another $10. If an individual withdraws from a partnership, they must also return to sign the certificate, but there is no additional fee. Select Board approval is not required; your business is considered registered as soon as you file this form and pay the appropriate fee.
The Certificate is open to public inspection, and any misstatement on the certificate is considered perjury.