Licensing Process

  1. Questions may be addressed through Lisa VanWinkle, Administrative Assistant, Department of Municipal Licenses & Inspections, Weymouth Town Hall, 75 Middle Street, Weymouth, MA or by calling (781) 340-5004 or (781) 682-3611. Applications are also available at the Department of Municipal Licenses & Inspections, located at Weymouth Town Hall.
  2. Once discussed for location and zoning suitability with the Building Inspector, the applicant would submit a complete application to the Licensing Department to include floor/parking plans and other applicable documents.
  3. After a review of the application, a public hearing of the Board of Licensing Commissioners would be scheduled for a future meeting.  If applicable, an abutter’s list and legal notice would be provided to the applicant and the applicant must comply with application procedures and requirements.
  4. A departmental referral form would be forwarded to Building, Health, Municipal Finance, Fire and Police Departments for departmental review prior to the hearing.
  5. After Board of Licensing Commissioners approval, the applicant would apply for a Certificate of Occupancy at the Department of Municipal Licenses & Inspections.  The applicant would be responsible to set up inspections with the Building, Health and Fire Departments.   An application for a Business Certificate would be required as well.  After satisfactory inspections are complete, applicant would be required to pay applicable license fee(s) and retrieve license(s). Licenses are required to be posted in a conspicuous area on premise in view of the public.
  6. If the application is for an Alcoholic Beverage License or Sunday Entertainment License and the application has been approved by the Board of Licensing Commissioners, it would be forwarded to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) and the Department of Public Safety for their approval. Once the approval has been received, the applicant would be contacted to pay applicable license fee(s) and arrange to pick up the license(s).
  7. License renewals are subject to the review of the Board of Licensing Commissioners annually.