Welcome to Brookline Permits and Licensing
Applications, Renewals, & Inspections
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Building Department
Online Permit Application Guides:
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
Online Permit Renewal Guide
Online Food Inspection Lookup Guide
Planning & Community Development Dept.
Online Design Review Application Guide
Local Historic District Application Guide
Online Administrative Appeal Application Guide
Online Special Permit / Variance Application Guide
Public Works
Online Commercial Recycling Plan Submittal Guide
How to renew a Waste Hauler License Online
Select Board
Town Clerk
Online Dog License Renewal Guide
Online Dog License Application Guide
Questions? Please email us at: BASupport@brooklinema.gov
Alphabetical Permits and Licenses
- ANR (Approval Not Required) Subdivision | Planning Department
- Antiques | Select Board
- Asbestos Abatement Application | Health Department
- Auctions | Select Board
- Birth Certificate | Town Clerk
- Block party | Select Board
- Body Art Establishment Permit Application | Health Department
- Body Art Establishment Plan Review Checklist | Health Department
- Body Art Practitioner Application | Health Department
- Business Certificates (DBA) | Town Clerk
- Camp - Recreational Camp License Applications | Health Department
- Camp - List of Businesses Licensed to Operate | Health Department
- Catering Application | Health Department
- Coin-operated amusement devices | Select Board
- Common victualler (Access regulations) | Select Board
- 40B Comprehensive Permit | Planning Department
- Death Certificate | Town Clerk
- Demolition Permit Application | Health Department
- Demolition/Partial Demolition | Planning Department
- Dog Licenses | Town Clerk
- Entertainment | Select Board
- Estate sales | Select Board
- Food Establishment Guide to Opening | Health Department
- Food Establishment Permit Application | Health Department
- Food Permit - Temporary Food Permit Application | Health Department
- Food vendor- Brick and Mortar (Access regulations) | Select Board
- Food Vendor- Mobile (Access mobile food vendor regulations) | Select Board
- Historic District - Local (LHD) | Planning Department
- Hunting & Fishing Licenses | Town Clerk
- Innholder (Access regulations) | Select Board
- Liquor licenses (Access regulations) | Select Board
- Local Historic District Application Guide
- Lodging house (Access regulations)(Access a list) | Select Board
- LP Outdoor Patio Heating Program Permit
- Marriage Certificate | Town Clerk
- Mobile Food Service Application | Health Department
- Open air parking spaces (Access a list) | Select Board
- Passports | Town Clerk
- Raffles & Bazaars | Town Clerk
- Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD) (Access Regulations) | Select Board
- Secondhand license | Select Board
- Secondhand motor vehicles | Select Board
- Sign/Facade Review - Instructions
- Storage of Flammables | Town Clerk
- Swimming Pool Operator Permit Application | Health Department
- Swimming Pools - Businesses Licensed to Operate | Health Department
- Tanning Salon Permit Application | Health Department
- Tanning Salons List of Businesses Licensed to Operate | Health Department
- Tobacco Retailer Application | Health Department
- Tobbaco Sellers List of Businesses Licensed to Sell | Health Department
- Variance - Special Permit/Variance | Planning Department
- Variance Plan Review/Denial | Planning Department
- Waste Haulers - List of Solid Waste Haulers | Health Department
- Yard sale | Select Board
- Zoning Administrative Appeal | Planning Department
- Zoning Fee Schedule | Planning Department
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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
- 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.