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ORDINANCE NO. 4758
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE (PMC) SECTION 3.35.050
“BUSINESS LICENSES’; AND REPEALING PMC CHAPTER 5.60 “RENTAL
LICENSE.”
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges the importance of minimizing government
involvement in private transactions to foster an environment that encourages private-sector
autonomy and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, reallocating staff resources currently devoted to the rental license program
will allow the City to focus on other strategic priorities that better serve the community; and
WHEREAS, existing state and local laws provide adequate safeguards to ensure housing
quality and tenant protections without the need for a separate rental licensing program; and
WHEREAS, repealing Chapter 5.60 will streamline the City’s regulations and reduce
unnecessary compliance burdens for local property owners while maintaining the integrity of the
City’s housing standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 3.35.050 entitled “Business licenses” of the Pasco Municipal
Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
3.35.050 BUSINESS LICENSES
Fee/Charge Reference
License base fee $80.00 5.05.160
Employee fee – per full time equivalent $20.00 5.05.160
Rental dwellings – includes first unit (No
maximum fee)
$50.00 5.60.020
Rental dwelling – Each additional unit $10.00 5.60.020
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Fee/Charge Reference
Late penalty:
Rental license 20% of amount due 5.60.020
Regulatory license (unless otherwise
specified)
$30.00 5.05.160
Section 2. That Chapter 5.60 entitled “Rental license” of the Pasco Municipal Code
shall be and hereby is repealed in its entirety.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this
Ordinance.
Section 4. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 21st day of January,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debra Barham, MMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: Sunday, January 26, 2025