Business Licenses

Any type of business, home occupation, or work that take place inside Town limits must have a Town of Meggett Business License. The fee for a business license is based on the business location, business type, and the cost of work being performed.
Town of Meggett Business Licenses are categorized in two ways: Annual Business and Non-Resident Contractor.

Annual Business Licenses

Businesses that fall under this category:
  • Maintain daily operations within Town of Meggett 
  • Physical address is within Town of Meggett 
  • Regularly engaging in business activity within the Town of Meggett at a single location/place of work
Or...​
  • Physical Business Address is not within the Town of Meggett 
  • Regularly engaging in business activity within the Town of Meggett at various locations
  • Business activity does not require Building Permits

Non-Resident Contractors

This option is specific to a contractor that does not have a permanent business location within the Town of Meggett, but is performing contracted work or is otherwise engaging in business activity within Town limits.
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Businesses that typically fall into this category are:
  • Construction (Home Builders, General Contractors, Painters, Drywall, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.)​

*All construction associated businesses must have a current Town of Meggett Business License before obtaining a Charleston County Permit for the address where the work is being completed.​

Obtaining a License

Please choose the appropriate application from the list below:​
License Type
Instructions/Applicability
​2019 Annual Business License
This form is for businesses that are based in Meggett or if their business activity will not require Building/Zoning Permits.​​
Non-Resident Contractor License
This form is for Non-Resident Contractors who are applying for the first time in 2019. Subsequent licenses can be applied for using the License Upgrade form below.
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*Licenses are issued per job, Non-Resident Contractors are NOT ELIGIBLE for Annual Licenses.
License Upgrade 
For Non-Resident Contractors that have already submitted an initial application in 2019 and need a license for a new job location.
  1. Complete and submit the appropriate Business License Application to the Town of Meggett – Business License Division.

    2.    Business License Division will review and process the Business License Application, determine the appropriate NAICS Code, and calculate the
           fees due. Payment instructions will be forwarded to the applicant following approval.
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    3.    Once the payment is made in full, a business license will be issued.  

Additional Documents: