License / Permit / Service Description

• Professional MBS Kaki Lima / Public Area Permit application and compliance coordination services for eligible commercial premises in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. We assist with determining the relevant permit category, reviewing the proposed business activity, assessing the premises frontage, preparing supporting documentation and coordinating enquiries or submissions with the MBS Licensing and Entrepreneur Development Department. Our services are suitable for restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, retail stores, convenience shops, commercial premises and other businesses seeking permission to use designated five-foot way or public areas for merchandise displays, outdoor seating or approved temporary activities. We also assist with layout plan preparation, space measurement, supporting document coordination, public liability insurance arrangements where required, permit renewal enquiries and responses to MBS compliance notices. All proposed activities remain subject to site eligibility, public access requirements and MBS approval.

Related Departments / Regulatory Bodies ​

• Majlis Bandaraya Seremban (MBS) / Seremban City Council
• MBS Licensing and Entrepreneur Development Department
• MBS Enforcement Department / Relevant Enforcement Unit
• MBS Building Control Department, where applicable
• MBS Engineering Department, where applicable
• MBS Environmental Health and Cleansing Department, where applicable
• MBS Town Planning Department, where applicable
• Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
• Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (BOMBA), where applicable
• Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH/KKM), for applicable food business activities
• Relevant public liability insurance provider, where required
• Property owner, landlord, building management or authorised representative
• Other relevant technical agencies or land administrators, where applicable
  

License Name ( Bahasa Malayu )

• Permohonan Permit Kaki Lima Majlis Bandaraya Seremban (MBS)
  

Application Scenarios & Business Necessity

• A retail shop wishes to display merchandise on the five-foot way outside its premises and requires the relevant MBS Public Area Permit.
• A restaurant or café proposes outdoor tables and chairs and needs confirmation of the permitted location and seating arrangement.
• A coffee shop wants to extend its customer seating area into a designated public space, subject to Council approval.
• A convenience store intends to display products outside the shop entrance and requires assessment of the permitted display area.
• A boutique or clothing store wishes to place temporary garment racks along the frontage of its premises.
• A business wants to use part of its frontage for a temporary promotional activity or seasonal sales display.
• A premises owner needs to verify whether the proposed area is private property, a public walkway or a designated public space.
• A business has received a warning or compound relating to obstruction of the five-foot way and needs compliance assistance.
• A restaurant needs to prepare a layout plan showing proposed tables, chairs and remaining pedestrian access.
• A business requires clarification on whether public liability insurance, a deposit or permit identification stickers apply to its proposed use.
• An existing permit holder needs to verify the permit's expiry date, renewal eligibility or approved operating conditions.
• A tenant wishes to apply for public-area usage permission and requires supporting documentation from the landlord or property owner.

Important Rules & Compliance Standards

• The premises and proposed public-area use must fall within MBS's administrative jurisdiction.
• MBS requires an application using Form BPL-06-02 where merchandise is to be displayed along the five-foot way in front of a shop.
• A valid business premises licence does not automatically authorise occupation or commercial use of the public walkway.
• Applicants must identify the proposed business activity, location, space dimensions and intended equipment or merchandise.
• Permission is subject to the specific site, public access requirements and applicable MBS licensing conditions.
• The application must not be treated as permission to obstruct public access before the relevant approval is obtained.
• Tables, chairs, merchandise racks, display equipment and other items must be limited to the arrangement specifically authorised by MBS.
• Outdoor seating is not automatically permitted at all hawker locations; MBS confirms that such arrangements are prohibited unless the location has been designated for them.
• MBS's published public-area permit documents identify site photographs and layout arrangements as supporting information for relevant food premises.
• Public liability insurance may be required for certain approved public-area uses. A historical MBS form identifies minimum cover of RM200,000 for five-foot way use and RM500,000 for combined parking bay, pedestrian walkway and five-foot way use; current requirements must be reconfirmed.
• The same historical form identifies a RM300 deposit for five-foot way permits and RM5 per table sticker for relevant food premises. These figures must not be assumed to be the current charges.
• A permit, where granted, applies only to the approved activities, location, space and validity period.
• Temporary structures, awnings, canopies or physical alterations may require separate building or temporary structure approval.
• Public walkways, emergency access, entrances, drainage facilities and pedestrian circulation must not be unlawfully obstructed.
• Food businesses must comply with applicable food safety, hygiene, waste management and cleanliness requirements.
• The applicant must comply with any additional insurance, deposit, sticker, operating-hour or site-specific conditions imposed by MBS.
• Any change in layout, business activity, space allocation or permit holder may require fresh permission or amendment.
• Permit holders must comply with enforcement notices and remove unauthorised items when lawfully directed.
• Application submission, payment of fees or possession of an existing business licence does not guarantee approval of public-area use.
  

Compound & Legal Penalties

• Rejection or delay of a public-area permit application due to incomplete documents, unsuitable site conditions or failure to meet MBS requirements.
• Enforcement action for displaying merchandise or conducting business activities on the five-foot way without the required permission.
• Compound notices for obstruction of pedestrian walkways or other public areas, where the relevant offence is established.
• Notices requiring removal of unauthorised merchandise racks, tables, chairs, equipment or other obstructions.
• Seizure or removal of items where authorised by the applicable legislation and enforcement procedures.
• Possible statutory fines, prosecution or other legal consequences for offences under applicable local authority by-laws and legislation.
• Separate enforcement action for unauthorised temporary structures, awnings or building works.
• Refusal, cancellation or non-renewal of permits where permitted by applicable conditions and legislation.
• Liability for accidents, injuries or property damage arising from unsafe or unauthorised occupation of public areas.
• Additional costs involving corrective works, removal of equipment, permit compliance, insurance or other remedial requirements.
• Business disruption and financial losses resulting from enforcement action or restrictions on the use of public space.

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