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# Business Licensing
**On this page:**
* Types of businesses
* Site drawing guidelines
* Getting started
* Active licenses
* Start or grow your business
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## Types of businesses
Before you apply, please read and understand the business licensing by-law and the site guidelines for business licensing.
This licence permits:
* Adult entertainment
* Massage (body rub) parlour
* Erotica vendor
* You may also need a liquor licence
Apply now
This licence permits:
* Refreshment vehicles (such as hot dog and chip trucks).
Apply now
This licence permits:
* Door to door sales
* Transient trader (person who offers goods, wares, or merchandise for sale other than on a permanent basis)
Apply now
This licence permits:
* Broker and business owner
* Vehicle for hire owner
Read the vehicle for hire by-law Apply now
Site drawing guidelines
Please be aware of the following guidelines for all business licence types.
* Located on a privately-owned lot with commercial or industrial zoning and in compliance with all applicable zone provisions
* Located on lands not allocated for other use by an approved site plan under the Planning Act
* Maximum licensed area including all appurtenances not to exceed 40 m2
* Maximum grade of licensed area 3%
* Structure/Vehicle should be attractive, well designed and with architectural appealing (not utilitarian)
* Structure/ Vehicle should be incorporated with subtle earth tones
* Trailers or Chip Wagons must be aesthetically screened
* Signage not to exceed 3m2 in total and scaled to appropriate size in context of the structure
* No day glo, sandwich boards or signage pertaining to anything other than business advertising shall be permitted
* Refuse and "back of house items" to be well screened
* Location not permitted on Right of Ways
* Scaled drawings shall include:
+ Proposed location, height, dimensions, distances and uses of all structures / vehicle
+ Retaining walls, fences, vegetation
+ Storage and collection areas for refuse
+ Elevation
+ Parking
+ Traffic Patterns
+ Signage
+ Electrical
## Active licenses
* **BBQ King (Hwy 60)** - 403-458-1926
* **Dos Bandidos** - 705-783-0755
* **Fox and the Hen House** - 705-380-7156
* **Frenchie's** - 905-783-5919
* **Halibut House** - 705-571-7999
* **Jimmy's Meats** - 705-380-5327
* **On the Scene** - 705-791-6768
* **Quiver** - 705-787-0010
* **Rusty Rake** - 705-789-5319
* **Taco Stop** - 705-380-4994
* **Windmill Bakery** - 705-789-4324
Renewals being accepted for the 2026 season.
* **Al's Taxi** - 705- 789-2374
* **Driverseat Muskoka** - 249-502-5155
* **Independent Taxi** - 1-705-789-8294
* **Muskoka Bala Transportation** - 705-205-0876
* **Y-Drive** - 705-304-4800
## Start or grow your business
Service Ontario business licensing
BizPal - Provincial business permits and licences
Short Term Rental Licensing
Temporary Patio and Sidewalk Extensions
Contact Us
Town of Huntsville
37 Main St. East
Huntsville, Ontario
P1H 1A1
Open Monday to Friday 8:30 - 4:30
Phone: 705-789-1751 option 0
Fax: 705-788-5153
Email Us