Building Codes and Permits

• The Code Enforcement Department provides for the health, safety and welfare of the community through regulation of building and zoning codes. They provides building permits, electrical permits, plumbing permits, occupancy permits (for operation of a business), code enforcement (complaints and referrals) , and inspection services.

Downtown West Allis

• Located on Greenfield Avenue between 70th and 76th Street, Downtown West Allis is home to a variety of unique shops, award-winning restaurants, and family-friendly events.

Do I Need a Permit?

• Permitting and licensing in the City of West Allis are handled by several different departments. In general, permits are issued for individual projects and events. Licenses are are issued for ongoing activities and must be renewed annually.

Economic Development

• The City of West Allis is the ideal location for your company to do business. Based on our central location in Southeastern Wisconsin, proximity to suppliers, markets, skilled labor and well-developed transportation infrastructure, West Allis has all of the right components for economic success.

Health Inspections

• Environmental Health is a regulatory and licensing agency for food service establishments, public swimming pools, mobile home parks, bed and breakfasts, hotels and motels, school food service programs, recreational/educational camps, tattoo and body piercing establishments, and food vending machine operations.

Join Business Mailing List

• Business, contact, business mailing list, business information, prospective business, development

Licenses

• Adult-Oriented Establishments & Operator's (employees of the store), Animal Sales and Service, Bartenders (Operators) - Regular & Temporary, Cigarette (Tobacco) & Electronic Smoking Device Sales (Vape), Direct Seller / Solicitor / Hawker, Dog & Cat Licenses, Fitness Centers, Food Licenses, Hotel, Motel & Tourist Rooming House, Liquor Licenses (Class A, B & C), Lodging House, Manufactured & Mobile Home Community, Public Entertainment Premise, Public Swimming Pools & Water Attractions, Secondhand Article, Jewelry Dealers and Pawn Dealers, Special Event / Neighborhood Association Block Party, Street Closure Consent Form, Tattoo & Body Piercing Establishment, Temporary Premise Extension (for Class B licenses establishments), and Weights & Measures

Mobile Food Vendors

• View information regarding operating a mobile food establishment in West Allis.

Municipal Code

• City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code information, with access to online code.

Occupancy Permits

• The West Allis Revised Municipal Code requires a Certificate of Business Occupancy be applied for and secured before engaging in any business activity in the City.

Site Selection

• Find the perfect location for your West Allis business.

Steps to Opening Your Business

• Step by step guide to opening your West Allis business.

Why West Allis

• Why start or grow your business in West Allis? Location, location, location.