Business Licenses
The City of Camas does not currently require Business Licenses. However, should you have a business located within your home and your home is located in the City Limits of Camas, you may be required to get a Home Occupational Permit (also called a Conditional Use Permit). For more information on this, see Solicitation. If you are planning on doing any soliciting (door-to-door or cold calling sales) you will need to obtain a solicitors license. For more specific information please review Camas Municipal Code 5.24.

Building permits

Dog Licenses
The City of Camas requires that all dogs within the City Limits of Camas be licensed (Camas Municipal Code 6.08). The license is good for the lifetime of the dog – which means no annual renewal fees.

Lifetime License - Please bring in Proof of Rabies Vaccination (the paper certificate given to you by your dogs veterinarian) and $25.00 in cash, check or money order. It only takes a few minutes and is the best protection your dog can have should they ever become lost and then found.

Replacement Tags – Should your dogs License Tag ever get lost, just bring in a current copy of your Dog’s Rabies Vaccination Certificate along with $5.00 and we will promptly give you a new tag.

If your pet has changed owners, is deceased, or if you and your pet have moved – simply contact us at the Finance Department (360) 834-2462, and we will update your dogs record.

Parking Permits (High School only)
Once application form is received in the Police Department, vehicle licenses will be checked through Department of Licensing to assure vehicles are registered in applicant’s name.

A Guest Permit is also available for each residence. If a Guest Permit is reported lost and a replacement is requested, a fee of $15.00 will be assessed.
Once the permits are issued, the resident will be required to sign and date that they have received.
Any questions contact the Camas Police Department – Monday through Friday – 8:00 AM to 5:00PM.
Click to download an application.

Pawnbrokers/Second Hand Dealers
Click to download an application.

Solicitation
A solicitor license is required by each individual person who may go “door-to-door” or do cold calling sales within the City Limits of Camas as described in Camas Municipal Code 5.24.

You can download an application, fill it out and bring it to the Finance Department along with the appropriate Investigative Fee. A copy of the individuals valid Drivers License must be submitted at the time of submitting application. Applicants must be fingerprinted at the Camas Police Dept. Investigative fees are as follows:

$40.00 (Non-Clark County Residents)
$40.00 (Clark County Residents)

After the Police Department does their investigation and it comes back satisfactory, the applicant shall then pay an additional $25.00 for the License itself.

Solicitor Licenses will be good only through the calendar year.

*Note* Fingerprinting is available at the Camas Police Department from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday.

*Note* that these times are also in effect for Solicitor's License applicants.

*Note* please review Camas Municipal Code 5.24 Peddlers, Hawkers, Solicitors and Canvassers for additional information, special exceptions and requirements.
Click to download an application.

Special Events
Special Events
Groups wishing to hold an event on a city street or sidewalk must first receive permission from the city for use of the city’s right-of-way. A Special Event Permit Application can be picked up at the Finance Department in City Hall for a non-refundable $25 fee. This application must be returned to the Finance Department with proof of the required insurance. Insurance requirements, conditions, and procedures can be reviewed in Camas Municipal Code 5.20.

Click to view a sample application.

Taxis
All businesses located within the City Limits of Camas whose service is to provide vehicles for hire (including Limousines, Taxicabs, Vans) must obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Applications can be obtained by clicking the link below or by request from the Finance Department of Camas City Hall. Procedures, Insurance Requirements and a Fee schedule can be reviewed in Camas Municipal Code 5.32 on TAXIS.

Chauffeurs/Drivers of such vehicles must also obtain a City License to operate a vehicle for hire. Applications can be obtained by contacting the Finance Dept. at Camas City Hall or by clicking the link below. Individuals filling out these applications must submit to fingerprinting, and submit 3 recent photographs (typically passport picture size of 2”x2”). Applicant shall also pay a non-refundable fee of $5.00 at the time of turning in their application. For more specific information please review Camas Municipal Code 5.32 on TAXIS.
Click to download an application.

Vehicle Restoration Permit
The City of Camas requires an individual to obtain a Vehicle Restoration Permit if it is declared a public nuisance/junk vehicle (Camas Municipal Code 8.08) and meets any number of the following categories:
1) the vehicle is 3 years old or older
2) Is without a valid current registration plate
3) Is apparently inoperable, or has a fair market value equal only to the scrap in it, is extensively damaged (includes but is not limited to: broken window/windshield, missing wheels, tires, motor, or transmission).

To obtain an application for a Vehicle Restoration Permit just download an application, fill it out, and mail it along with a $25.00 check/money order to:
City of Camas
ATTN: Finance Dept.
PO Box 1055
Camas WA 98607

Vehicle Restoration Permits are valid for 6 full months and are not renewable. Click to download an application.