Record No: CB 119384    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119384
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 11/19/2018
Ordinance No: Ord 125703
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to regulatory business and professional license fees; adjusting business and professional license fees associated with the regulated activities of public parking lots and garages, used goods, adult entertainment, and marijuana; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 6.48.020, 6.204.080, 6.270.060, and 6.500.080.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Attachments: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note
Supporting documents: 1. Signed Ordinance 125703, 2. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to regulatory business and professional license fees; adjusting business and professional license fees associated with the regulated activities of public parking lots and garages, used goods, adult entertainment, and marijuana; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 6.48.020, 6.204.080, 6.270.060, and 6.500.080.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle ("City") is authorized under RCW 35.22.280 to grant licenses for any lawful purpose, and to fix by ordinance the amount to be paid therefor; and
WHEREAS, the City periodically reviews its license and registration fees to determine whether existing licenses and registrations appropriately reflect the regulated activities, whether fee revenues are covering the cost of providing the regulatory service, and whether those license fees designated as revenue-producing fees are set appropriately, among other reasons; and
WHEREAS, the City has acquired a technology system required to manage regulatory compliance and consumer protection licensing and enforcement activities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.48.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 122192, is amended as follows:
6.48.020 License required-Fee ((.))
It is unlawful for any person to own, operate, or maintain a public garage or parking lot without first having obtained a license to do so.
A. The fee for such license is hereby fixed at the rate of ((Six Dollars ($6))) $10.25 per year for each ((one thousand (1,000))) 1,000 square feet of floor or ground space contained in such parking garage or parking lot and used for parking or storage purposes; and
B. The Director shall review annually the licensing fee in this Section 6.48.020 and may make any necessary adjustments in a Director's Rule to ensure the fee achieves full cost recovery of the Department's administra...

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