s HOW DO I? SERVICES VISITOR BUSINESS GOVERNMENT Building & Development Licenses & Permits Adopted Fee Schedule Online Plan Review Small Business Permit Guide Business / Building & Development / Small Business Permit Guide SMALL BUSINESS PERMIT GUIDE The City Of Concord works to help small business owners grow and prosper by providing access to needed services. Information and web links on this page will connect you with a network of business-building resource organizations in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and elsewhere in the nation. SETTING UP SHOP - IN CONCORD The Setting Up Shop system provides step-by-step guidance as you prepare to open a new business, expand a business, build a new structure for your business, or relocate your business. MINOR IMPACT BUSINESS (JUST MOVING IN) If the intended use of your building is permitted by zoning. If you are moving into an existing site that does not require exterior site upgrades or internal alterations such as the addition of restrooms, kitchen, or removing a wall. If ownership of the business is changing. If the name of the business is changing. 1. Follow the procedure for obtaining a Certificate of Compliance. 2. The Fire Department will schedule a fire inspection for the subject property. 3. With a complete fire inspection, the City will issue the Certificate of Compliance. 4. The Cabarrus County Construction Standards will inspect the facility to issue a Certificate of Occupancy. 5. Power/utilities may now be placed in the new tenant’s name. ADVANCED IMPACT BUSINESS (CONSTRUCTING OR UPFITTING A BUSINESS) If you are constructing a new building or expanding an existing building. If you are upfitting the interior by installing/removing walls, bathrooms, kitchens, etc. If your business requires a Rezoning, Special Use Permit, or Certificate of Appropriateness 1. Contact the Plan Review staff and describe your objectives. 2. Possible procedures/permits include: Rezoning Special Use Permit Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Temporary Use Permit Certificate of Nonconformity Plan review for an interior upfit Temporary power permit Plan review for exterior improvements Grading permit Zoning Clearance Permit (ZCP) Driveway permit Sign permit Stormwater permit ABC permit State or federal level approvals from agencies such as DOT or FEMA Official Website for the City of Concord SERVICES VISITOR BUSINESS GOVERNMENT MISSION CORE VALUES TRANSPARENT CONCORD TITLE VI EMPLOYMENT ADA COMPLIANCE LEGAL NOTICES EMPLOYEE ACCESS CENTER LOGIN Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds MOGELIJK GEMAAKT DOOR TRANSLATE COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CITY OF CONCORD NC