Auto Repair Shop Permit Requirements in Sioux Falls, SD

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

   Official government source

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

2. South Dakota DANR - Hazardous Waste and Used Oil Requirements

   Auto repair shops must manage used oil, solvents, antifreeze, brake cleaner, and shop waste under South Dakota hazardous waste law - SDCL ch. 34A-11, ARSD 74:28, and 40 CFR Parts 260-279 - administered by the DANR Hazardous Waste Section (605-773-3153), which assigns generator identification numbers, inspects, and investigates complaints. First determine your generator category (very small, small, or large quantity generator) from the waste you produce, then file the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (EPA Form 8700-12) with DANR or electronically through EPA's myRCRAid system to obtain an EPA identification number. Small Quantity Generators must re-notify every four years using the same form, and must also notify if their generator status changes. Used oil that is recycled is regulated under the 40 CFR Part 279 used oil standards rather than as hazardous waste, but still requires proper labeled containment, no mixing with hazardous waste, and a permitted transporter or recycler. Shops must not discharge fluids to storm drains or the ground - SDCL 34A-2-21 separately prohibits causing pollution of waters of the state.

   Official government source

   $0 - DANR does not charge a fee to assign a generator identification number or to accept the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity. Disposal, transport, and recycling costs are set privately by the vendor you use.·File the notification before generating regulated waste; there is no published processing time. Small Quantity Generators must re-notify every four years. Contact the Hazardous Waste Section at 605-773-3153.

   $0 - DANR does not charge a fee to assign a generator identification number or to accept the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity. Disposal, transport, and recycling costs are set privately by the vendor you use.

   File the notification before generating regulated waste; there is no published processing time. Small Quantity Generators must re-notify every four years. Contact the Hazardous Waste Section at 605-773-3153.

1. No Sioux Falls General Business License Required

   Sioux Falls has no general business license, and business licensing is not handled by the Finance Department. The Licensing Office operates under the City Attorney's Office and states that 'not all businesses and professions need City licensing'; Code of Ordinances Sec. 110.026 lists the complete set of licenses the city issues. Licensing is split across departments: City Attorney's Office (alcohol, medical cannabis, pawnbroker and secondhand dealers, transportation services, circus, fortune telling, motion picture theater, livery, charitable/educational/religious registration), City Clerk (raffle and bingo), Police Records (alarm businesses, peddler/mobile food), Planning and Building Services (contractor licensing), Landfill (hauler license), Water Reclamation (liquid waste generators), and the Sioux Falls Health Department (daycare, tattoo artist and establishment). Massage therapists are licensed by the state Board of Massage Therapy. If your business type is not on that list, no city license is required.

   Official government source

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category·N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category

   N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

2. Sioux Falls Zoning Approval and Certificate of Occupancy

   An auto repair shop physically located in Sioux Falls goes through City zoning review, permitting, and inspection - Minnehaha County Planning and Zoning covers only unincorporated land outside city limits. Confirm with the city's Zoning Division that vehicle repair is allowed at the address before signing a lease, then obtain the building permit and occupancy approval through Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670). Auto repair shops that generate liquid waste should also check the Water Reclamation Division's Liquid Waste Generator requirements (605-367-8188).

   Official government source

   Permit costs start at $40 and rise with the project's total cost per the city's published residential and commercial building permit fee schedules; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is priced on a separate MEP fee schedule·All building permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection timelines

   Permit costs start at $40 and rise with the project's total cost per the city's published residential and commercial building permit fee schedules; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is priced on a separate MEP fee schedule

   All building permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection timelines

Official Sources

• City of Sioux Falls Finance Department
• South Dakota DANR — Used Oil and Hazardous Waste

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