Business Services
MAYOR’S PERMIT FOR BUSINESS (NEW BUSINESS)
The Business License and Permit Division under the City Administrator's Office is directly responsible for the issuance of a Mayor's/Business Permit for regulating the operation of businesses within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Any person doing business in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga can avail of this service.
Service at a Glance
Business Entity
Before You Apply
Requirements
Prepare these requirements before visiting the office.
- 1
Business Application Form (1 original)
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division, Windows 11-16
- 2
Location/sketch and pictures of the inside and outside of the business establishment (1 original)
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division, Windows 11-16; Business owner
- 3
Applies only: Submit the registration applicable to the business entity
DTI, SEC, CDA, or DHSUD registration for the business name (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy for BLPD)
Where to secure: Department of Trade and Industry; Securities and Exchange Commission; Cooperative Development Authority; Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
- 4
Community Tax Certificate
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division
- 5
Tax Declaration (1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Property owner or City Assessor's Office, Window 18
- 6
Applies only: Submit the applicable document for the property or lease situation
Applicable proof of ownership or right to use the lot (1 photocopy): Owner's Duplicate Copy/TCT; lease proposal; notarized Contract of Lease; notarized Certificate of Lease; notarized Deed of Absolute Sale; notarized Authorization Letter and/or Notice of Award; LHSD Certification for Northville Subdivision; NHA Certification for San Fernando Heights, Bulaon Resettlement, or San Fernando Ville; notarized Deed of Donation and/or Special Power of Attorney; notarized Contract to Sell; or notarized Sworn Statement as heir of the property
Where to secure: Property owner or lessor; Notarial Services; Local Housing Settlement Division; National Housing Authority
- 7
Certificate of Occupancy/Use (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy), except for kiosks, carts, ambulant vendors, public market stalls, security and janitorial services deployed in commercial establishments or malls, and construction with a total cost of PHP 15,000 or below
Where to secure: Business owner or Office of the City Building Official
- 8
Fire Safety Inspection Certificate or Fire Safety Inspection Certificate for Occupancy valid within the last nine months
Where to secure: Bureau of Fire Protection
- 9
Sanitary Permit, Environmental Management Permit, Zoning Certificate, and clearances from OCBO and the Barangay
Where to secure: Facilitated by the Business License and Permit Division
- A.1
Applies only: If the applicant is a representative of a single proprietorship
Authorization Letter and photocopies of any government-issued ID of the owner and representative, with specimen signatures
Where to secure: Owner
- A.2
Applies only: If the applicant represents a corporation, partnership, cooperative, or association
Secretary's Certificate or Board Resolution and photocopy of any government-issued ID of the representative, with specimen signature
Where to secure: Corporation, partnership, cooperative, or association
- B
Applies only: For contractors
Contractor's License (PCAB for general, specialty, and engineering contractors)
Where to secure: Department of Trade and Industry
- C
Applies only: For internet businesses
Affidavit/Undertaking on Non-Operations of Games (1 original)
Where to secure: Notarial Services
- D
Applies only: For amusement entities
Grant of authority or franchise from Congress, PAGCOR, or the Sangguniang Panlungsod (1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Congress, PAGCOR, or Sangguniang Panlungsod
- E
Applies only: When covered by the CCTV ordinance
CCTV System Certification and Letter of Undertaking to comply with Ordinance No. 2018-029, the 2018 CCTV System Ordinance of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Where to secure: CCTV system installer or Business owner; Business License and Permit Division
- F
Applies only: For rent-a-car and transportation services
Franchise or Certificate of Public Conveyance
Where to secure: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
- G
Applies only: For businesses in applicable residential or newly developed subdivisions
Homeowner's Clearance/Certification if within an approved residential subdivision; otherwise consent from at least four nearby peripheral neighbors if there is no homeowners' association; or developer's consent for a newly developed subdivision (1 photocopy; original for presentation)
Where to secure: Homeowners' Association; nearby neighbors; developer
- H
Applies only: If located within a new or old public market
CMOD-stamped clearance
Where to secure: City Market Operations Division
- I
Applies only: For night clubs and entertainment establishments
License to work for entertainers/models and Cervical Urethral Smear results from the Social Hygiene Clinic for GROs (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Entertainment Establishment Section, Social Hygiene Clinic; City Mayor's Office
- J
Applies only: For water refilling stations, water works systems, bulk water, water vending machines, and ice manufacturers
Certificate of Certified Water Operator Course or commitment to attend training, Sanitary Plan, Sanitary Engineer's Report, applicable physical/chemical test results, Certificate of Potability, and applicable microbiological test results for Total Coliform, E. coli, and Heterotrophic Plate Count. Testing frequency and raw/product water requirements depend on whether the source is a deep well or Water District; course, plan, and engineer-report exceptions apply to water vending machines and ice manufacturers
Where to secure: Water Operator Training Course; licensed Sanitary Engineer; DOH-accredited Water Laboratory; City Health Office
- K
Applies only: For memorial parks, cemeteries, private burial grounds, and crematoriums (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Initial or Operational Permit/Clearance from DOH CHD-3 and, for crematoriums, a licensed undertaker or letter of commitment
Where to secure: Department of Health Region III
- L
Applies only: For funeral parlors
Licensed undertaker or commitment to attend undertaker training, and a licensed embalmer when the funeral parlor has an embalming facility
Where to secure: Department of Health
- M
Applies only: For industrial establishments
Design of Waste Water Treatment Plant facilities
Where to secure: Business owner's engineering department
- N
Applies only: For poultry and piggery businesses
Barangay Resolution of No Objection (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Barangay Hall
- O
Applies only: For hospitals, medical and diagnostic clinics, and dental prosthesis laboratories
License to Operate from DOH CHD-3
Where to secure: Department of Health
- P
Applies only: For food establishments, restaurants, fast-food businesses, canteens, eateries, and caterers
Letter designating a Food Safety Compliance Officer with proof of prescribed FSCO training, or a commitment to attend FSCO training
Where to secure: Department of Health or City Health Office, ground floor
- Q
Applies only: For water laboratories
Current NRL Certificate of Proficiency covering the last five years; picture of the laboratory's physical location; PRC License to Operate for a water laboratory with physio-chemical services; valid DOH Certificate of Accreditation; NRL license certificate for the water sampler; and DENR environmental clearance (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: National Reference Laboratory; Professional Regulation Commission; Department of Health; Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Note
Applies only: For PTTIs
Only the completed Business Application Form is required for Shared Passive Telecommunication Tower Infrastructure (PTTIs)
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division
Steps
How to apply
- 1
Accomplish the application form and submit all necessary documents at the Business License and Permit Division, Windows 11-16.
- 2
Pay the corresponding taxes and fees at the City Treasurer's Office, Windows 6 or 10.
- 2.1
Receive the Official Receipt, Community Tax Certificate, and Claim Stub. Return on the date indicated in the stub.
- 3
Claim the Mayor's Permit at the Business License and Permit Division, Windows 61 or 62, complete the Claim Stub, and drop it in the Suggestion Box.
Resources
Forms and digital channels
Scope: new business · FM-CSFP-QMS-20; Revision No. 05
Portal explicitly lists Business Application.
Appointment coverage not confirmed
The City offers a Business Permit Appointment entry, but coverage for this service has not been confirmed.
Important
Important notes
- Current City information differs from the 2026 Citizen's Charter. Verify with the office before applying.
- The fee depends on the official Charter schedule. Check the Charter or verify with the office.
Official source and verification
This service record was reviewed on 2026-09-01 from City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga Citizen's Charter 2026 (2nd Edition). BetterSanFernando is independent and is not the official City Government website. Confirm current requirements with the official source or office before applying.