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Ordinance No. 2887
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
AMENDING THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 5.08, SECTION 5.08.060, FEE/TERM AND SECTION
5.08.180, SAME BUSINESS -MULTIPLE LOCATIONS RELATING
TO BUSINESS LICENSE FEES
WHEREAS, business license fees of $25.00 per year were set by Ordinance
2460 in 1995, and have not been modified since; and
WHEREAS, Council determines it appropriate to modify fees and make other
changes, as set forth in this Ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains
as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5.08, Business Licenses, Section 5.08.060, Fee/Term,
of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.08.060
Fee/term.
A. Fee. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the required license
fee for a business shall be $25.00 per year, which fee is nonrefundable,
whether or not the application is later denied.
B. Term. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, all licenses shall be
for a period of one year, beginning January 10f each year and expiring
the following December 31.
C. The fee for a business license applied for after July 1 shall be $12.50,
which license shall expire on December 31 of the same year.
D. Temporary Business. Any person who intends to conduct a business
temporarily may apply for a license for a period of 90 days. The fee for
a temporary license shall be $12.50.
E. Upon receipt of a written statement attesting to the loss, theft, or
destruction of an otherwise valid license, the Finance Director shall
reissue a license for the duration of the license term upon receipt of a
$10.00 fee.
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SECTION 2. Section applicable to transition in license period. Current
business license shall be valid for the period which they were issued. The fee for a
new (non-renewed) license applied for after July 1 shall be the amount set in Section 1
at 5.08.060(C). The fee for a new license that is a renewal of an existing license shall
be prorated for the period August 1 to December 31 based on the fee set in Section 1,
and the Finance Director shall issue a license for the period from the date of application
to December 31, 2006.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its
publication in the manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a
regular meeting thereof, held this second day of December, 2004.
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Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest:
Approved as to Form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney
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