Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.02 Fees and Charges

Article II. Business and Occupation Licenses and Permits

1. A regular business registration basic fee is one hundred ten dollars per twelve-month period. The fee to register each unique name that identifies the business is twenty dollars per twelve-month period.
    
2. The basic fee for a nonresident business registration is one hundred ten dollars per twelve-month period.
    
3. In addition to the basic fee, each business must pay an additional fee for each personnel, per license year, as follows:
   1. Fewer than six personnel: Ten dollars.
   2. From six to ten personnel: Fifteen dollars.
   3. More than ten personnel: Twenty dollars.
       
4. Whenever there is a change of ownership, the holder of the registration must notify the Washington State business license service within thirty days of such event. The new owner must file an application with the Washington State business license service to acquire a new registration, as provided in chapter 8.01 SMC.
    
5. For businesses qualifying under SMC 8.01.190(A) for a reduced registration fee, the reduced business registration fee is one-half the basic registration fee, in addition to any applicable personnel, inspection, or other applicable fees or charges.
    
6. For businesses qualifying under SMC 8.01.190(B) for a reduced registration fee, the reduced business registration fee is one-half the basic registration fee and the applicable personnel fee is one-half of the amounts outlined in subsection (C) of this section.
    
7. Annual Fee Adjustment.
   Effective January 1, 2011, and the first of January of each year thereafter, the various business registration fees set forth above shall be adjusted by the City of Spokane treasurer’s office for an amount equal to the consumer price index adjustment of the previous July - July U.S. All City Average (CPI-U and CPI-W). The newly determined amount shall be rounded up to the nearest dollar. In addition, the adjusted fees shall be presented to the city council for approval and a copy of the approved fees filed with the city treasurer before becoming effective. The annual fee adjustment shall not apply to the additional fee per personnel set forth in subsection (C) of this section.

Date Passed: Monday, October 8, 2012

Effective Date: Monday, October 15, 2012

ORD C34926 Section 21