City Hall has re-opened to the public and appointments are no longer required. For your convenience, you may make still schedule an appointment, or access City services online, and through email and telephone. All visitors to City Hall are required to wear a face covering at all times.
An information card, issued by the City's Committee on Permits and Licenses, shows the public that an organization seeking to solicit donation of funds, goods or services in support of a charitable purpose has filed with the City the required notice of intention to solicit. An information card is not an endorsement by the City of either the organization or the charitable purpose for which the solicitation is being conducted.
All events open to the public require a permit from the City's Committee on Permits and Licenses. Application must be made in person at the Finance Department at City Hall. Please contact the Business License Division at (310) 253 - 5870, for information on permit fees. Download the Special Permit application(PDF, 197KB) .
Any cannabis related business is required to obtain a cannabis business permit before beginning operations in Culver City. Information on how to apply for a cannabis business permit is available on the City’s Cannabis webpage. The number and availability of cannabis business permits is limited.
The following business activities require a special permit to operate from the City's Committee on Permits and Licenses. Application must be made in person at the Finance Department at City Hall. A police background check may be required for some business activities. Please contact the Business License Division at (310) 253 - 5870, for information on permit fees. Ambulance Service Animal Show w/ Admission Arcade Art/Antique Show-Promoter Art/Antique Show-Vendors Auction House Auctioneer Auto Parking Lot Auto Parking Service (Valet) Beer Bar Billiard Hall Bowling Alley Bridge Card Room Bus Service Car Wash Carnival Catering Truck Charitable Bingo Charitable solicitation Check Cashing Service Christmas Tree/Sales Closeout/Bankruptcy sale Cocktail Bar Computer Services (On-Line/Credit Card) Curb Painting Dancing/Soft Drink Establishment Dismantling/Wrecking Yard Employment/Talent Agency Finance/Escrow Service Fortune Teller Funeral Parlor/Mortuary Golf Course/Drive Range Handbill Distributor Health Club/Physical Training Hospital Hypnotherapy Ice/roller Skating Rink Import/Export Impound Yard In-Home Health Care Klieg Lights/Advertising Lecture/Ltd Time Performance (open to the public) Limousine Service Locksmith Massage Tech /Accupressure Massage/Accupressure Facility Newspaper (fee) Parade Pawnbroker Pool Hall Radio Station Recycling Rentals/Motor Vehicles Rentals-Personal Property Rest/Retirement Home Restaurant serving beer/wine/alcohol Sales Broker-Used Merchandise Salvage Dealer/Collector Sanitarium/Convalescent Hospital Security Guards/Detective Sidewalk/Rummage Sale Solicitation/Canvassing Special Event (Vendors) Street Vendor-Non Motor Tanning Facility Tattoo Parlor Telephone 900 Service Telephone Solicitation Theater Ticket Sales Towing Service Trade Show-Promoter Trade Show-Vendors Travel Agency Used Computer Sales Used Merchandise Sales Used Motor Vehicle Sales Vehicle Fleet Sales Vending/Amusement Machines Veterinarian/Animal Hospital Wedding Chapel