City of Frontenac, Missouri

Every person, firm, corporation, association, trade or occupation doing business within the City of Frontenac, Missouri (unless exempted by Section 71.620, RSMo) must have a license. Business licenses in the City are valid for one calendar year (January – December), regardless of when during the year they were purchased; Solicitor’s and Itinerant Merchant Licenses are valid for the pre-described time only.

Business Licenses –

• Banks, banking corporations, trust companies, building and loan associations, real estate brokers and sales agencies, land and building management firms, insurance companies, professional search firms, manufacturer's representatives, and stock, bond and investment brokers and other brokers pay a business license rate of fifty cents ($.50) per square foot per year. Square Foot Business License Application.

• Home based businesses with gross annual sales less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a calendar year (January – December) are required to pay an annual fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00). Gross Sales Business License Application

 All other businesses (including general contractors, HVAC contractors, fire suppression contractors, or pool or spa contractors; security & fire alarm companies; non-ambulatory airlift companies; and refuse and recycling haulers, who may not have a location in Frontenac, but do conduct work in the City), are required to pay a business license fee on one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of all gross receipts from the prior year. 

Business – Gross Receipts

Business – Square Footage

Solicitor Permit Applications

PEDDLER:

A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident, for the primary purpose of attempting to sell a good or service. A "peddler" does NOT include a person who distributes handbills or flyers for a commercial purpose, advertising an event, activity, good or service that is offered to the resident for purchase at a location away from the residence or at a time different from the time of visit. Such a person is a "solicitor". Per Section 620.090 it is unlawful to peddle within Frontenac.

CANVASSER:

A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident for the primary purpose of:

1. Attempting to enlist support for or against a particular religion, philosophy, ideology, political party, issue or candidate, even if incidental to such purpose the canvasser accepts the donation of money for or against such cause, or
2. Distributing a handbill or flyer advertising a non-commercial event or service.

SOLICITOR:

A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident for the primary purpose of:

1. Attempting to obtain a donation to a particular patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, charitable, political or religious purpose, even if incidental to such purpose there is the sale of some good or service, or
2. Distributing a handbill or flyer advertising a commercial event or service.

All solicitors must apply for an identification card at the rate of $5 per person per day. Download the solicitor license application

Liquor License Application

Itinerant Merchant License and Guidelines

Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Public Hearing Notices for the Board of Alderpersons

General Municipal Election Information

Request for Public Information (Missouri Sunshine Law)

Link to Municipal Code