Business Services
PERMIT TO OPERATE (TEMPORARY PERMIT)
The Business License and Permit Division under the City Administrator's Office is directly responsible for the issuance of a Permit to Operate (Temporary Permit) to ambulant vendors, seasonal businesses, and short-term businesses such as contractors and mall exhibitors in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
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 business establishment (1 original)
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division, Windows 11-16; Business owner
- 3
Barangay Business Clearance
Where to secure: Business License and Permit Division
- 4
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
- 5
Community Tax Certificate
Where to secure: City Treasurer's Office, Windows 5-10
- 6
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 P15,000 or below
Where to secure: Office of the City Building Official, Windows 27-29
- 7
Fire Safety Inspection Certificate or Fire Safety Inspection Certificate for Occupancy valid within the last nine months
Where to secure: Bureau of Fire Protection
- 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 internet businesses
Affidavit/Undertaking on Non-Operations of Games (1 original)
Where to secure: Notarial Services
- C
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
- D
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
- E
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
- F
Applies only: If located within a new or old public market
CMOD-stamped clearance
Where to secure: City Market Operations Division
- G
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: Rural Health Unit II, Barangay Health Center-Sindalan
- H
Applies only: For applicable water businesses
Certificate of Certified Water Operator Course or Letter of Commitment, Sanitary Plan, physical/chemical test results, Sanitary Engineer's Report, and microbiological test results for Total Coliform, E. coli, and Heterotrophic Plate Count, with product water tested monthly and raw water every six months
Where to secure: Sanitary Engineer; Water Laboratory
- I
Applies only: For memorial parks, cemeteries, or private burial grounds
Initial or Operational Permit/Clearance from DOH CHD-3 and Barangay Resolution of No Objection (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Department of Health
- J
Applies only: For crematoriums
Feasibility study reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Health or an authorized representative (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Department of Health
- K
Applies only: For industrial establishments
Design of Water Treatment Plant facilities
Where to secure: Business owner's engineering department
- L
Applies only: For poultry and piggery businesses
Barangay Resolution of No Objection (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Barangay Hall
- M
Applies only: For water laboratories
NRL Certificate of Proficiency covering the last five years; picture of the laboratory's physical location; PRC License to Operate; DOH Certificate of Accreditation; NRL licensure for the water sampler; and DENR environmental clearance (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Department of Health; Professional Regulation Commission; Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- N
Applies only: For food establishments
Health Card ID (1 original for presentation; 1 photocopy)
Where to secure: City Health Office, first floor (Main)
- O
Applies only: For contractors
Contract Agreement (1 photocopy)
Where to secure: Contractor
Steps
How to apply
- 1
Accomplish the application form and submit all necessary documents at the Business License and Permit Division, Windows 11-16. Wait while BLPD staff prepare the Inspection Stub, then return on the date indicated in the stub.
- 2
Pay the corresponding taxes and fees at the City Treasurer's Office, Windows 6 or 10, and receive the Official Receipt and Community Tax Certificate.
- 3
Give the Official Receipt to BLPD, Windows 61 or 62, and wait while staff prepare the Permit to Operate.
- *
Claim the Permit to Operate at the Business License and Permit Division, Windows 61 or 62, and drop the Feedback Form (CSM) at the Suggestion Box.
Resources
Forms and digital channels
Scope: reprinting only
Important
Important notes
- 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.