Lancaster, California: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a general business license before peddling, vending, or taking orders door to door (5.04.020). The city's own fee schedule confirms peddlers and solicitors no longer need a separate permit — it is folded into the business license.
• Where it comes from: The Finance Department issues the business license (5.04.140, Art. I).
• Fee: $101 for the new business license application, plus the $107 Basic Business License Fee (0–25 employees), per the City of Lancaster Citywide Fee Schedule effective October 1, 2025.
• Hours you may knock: Nine a.m. to six p.m. — peddling, vending, or soliciting orders is prohibited prior to nine a.m. and after six p.m., unless the occupant initiated contact first (Art. II, § 5.04.240(A)).
• What the rep carries: The business license itself, kept on the person at all times while transacting business away from a fixed location (Art. I, § 5.04.220(B)).
• What takes the time: City review of the business license application; the finance director issues the license within 14 calendar days of an approved, paid application (§ 5.04.180).
• Code: Lancaster Municipal Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.04, Business Licenses Generally — Article I (Business Licenses, §§ 5.04.010–5.04.310) and Article II (Peddlers and Vendors, §§ 5.04.210–5.04.240).
• Worth knowing: No peddling, taking or soliciting orders at any premises posted with a prominent 'NO SOLICITORS' sign, without prior invitation (Art. II, § 5.04.220). The city's fee schedule sets its own citation amount for soliciting on posted premises without permission.
• Read it yourself: Lancaster Municipal Code Chapter 5.04, Article I & II · City of Lancaster Citywide Fee Schedule, effective October 1, 2025 · City of Lancaster, Citywide Fee Schedules (page that links the schedule) · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether the $107 Basic Business License Fee tier changes for a company with more than 25 employees; Whether individual reps working under the company's business license need to carry anything beyond the license itself. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________