Permits and Licenses by Department

Fire Department

• Online Smoke Detector Inspection Request Guide
• Online Fire Plan Review Application Guide
• Online Fire Permit Application Guide
• LP Outdoor Patio Heating Program Permit (new!)

Health Department

• A Guide to Opening a Food Establishment in the Town of Brookline
• Asbestos Abatement Application
• Body Art Establishment Permit Application
• Body Art Establishment Plan Review Checklist
• Body Art Practitioner Application
• Catering Application
• Demolition Permit Application
• Food Establishment Permit Application
• List of Businesses Licensed to Operate Camps
• List of Businesses Licensed to Operate Swimming Pools
• List of Businesses Licensed to Operate Tanning Salons
• List of Businesses Licensed to Sell Tobacco
• List of Solid Waste Haulers
• Mobile Food Service Application
• Recreational Camp License Applications
• Swimming Pool Operator Permit Application
• Tanning Salon Permit Application
• Temporary Food Permit Application
• Tobacco Retailer Application

Planning/Zoning/Preservation

• Special Permit/Variance
  Note: All applications for zoning relief must first submit a "Plan Review/Denial" application through the Building Department by clicking Building > Record Type > Plan Review/Denial
• Sign/Facade Review 
  Click Planning > Record Type > Design Review (Instructions)
• 40B Comprehensive Permit
• ANR (Approval Not Required) Subdivision
• Administrative Appeal 
• Fee Schedule
• Local Historic District (LHD)
• Demolition/Partial Demolition

Select Board Licenses

• Antiques
• Auctions
• Block party
• Coin-operated amusement devices
• Common victualler (Access regulations)
• Entertainment
• Estate sales
• Food vendor- Brick and Mortar (Access regulations)
• Food Vendor- Mobile (Access mobile food vendor regulations)
• Innholder (Access regulations)
• Liquor licenses (Access regulations)
• Lodging house (Access regulations)(Access a list)
• Open air parking spaces (Access a list)
• Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD) (Access Regulations)
• Secondhand license
• Secondhand motor vehicles
• Short Term Rental Online Application Guide
• Yard sale

Town Clerk’s Office

• Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
• Learn more about vital records such as birth, death and marriage certificates and how to obtain certified copies.
• Business Certificates (DBA)
• Learn more about business certificates, or DBAs, and how to request one.
• Dog Licenses
• Learn more about how to obtain a dog license in the State of Massachusetts.
• Hunting & Fishing Licenses
• Read more about obtaining a hunting and / or fishing license.
• Passports
• Read more about obtaining a U.S. Passport.
• Raffles & Bazaars
• Learn more about how to apply to conduct a raffle or a bazaar.
• Storage of Flammables
• Learn more about licenses for storage, manufacture or sale of flammables or explosives.