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I live in Santa Ana, but my business is located outside of the city limits. Do I need to get a business license?

As long as your business location is located outside of the city and your business has no physical presence in the city, and all business activities are conducted outside the City of Santa Ana, there is no need to obtain a Santa Ana Business License. However, if you are conducting business based from your Santa Ana home residence, or if your Santa Ana home residence is your business location, or if you store business equipment, good or wares within the city you will need to obtain a Santa Ana Business License. If you repeatedly park, service, replenish or maintain any delivery vehicle, catering truck, junk collection vehicle, pushcart or wagon within the city, whether or not on the premises of another, when done in connection with the permanent painting or inscribing or affixing of said Santa Ana address on the surface of said pushcart, vehicle or wagon, you will need to obtain a City of Santa Ana Business License.

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