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City of Pasco
Attn: Rick White
525 N.Third Avenue
Pasco,WA 99301 / r
ORDINANCE NO. 410
AN ORDINANCE of the city of Pasco, Washington amending section 5.04.080 of the Pasco
Municipal Code,regarding business license transfer fees.
WHEREAS, licensed businesses relocating from one location to another within the city limits
must transfer their existing business license to their new location; and
WHEREAS, in order to transfer the license to a new location the business must pay the City a
transfer fee to cover a portion of the cost of an inspection for code compliance; and
WHEREAS, during construction or remodeling of new and existing facilities, building and fire
safety inspections are conducted by City inspectors, which precludes the need for a special inspection for
applicable code compliance; and
WHEREAS,the City desires to increase the ease of a business license transfer for existing Pasco
businesses;NOW,THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 5.04.080 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
5.04.080 TRANSFERS. Licenses may be transferred upon application submitted to the City Clerk and
payment of a transfer fee as set forth in Chapter 3.07 of this code. The transfer fee may be waived for a
currently licensed business located within Pasco that transfers a business license to a different Pasco
location that has received current building and fire safety inspections as a result of a building permit for
new construction, expansion or remodeling. Upon payment of the transfer fee, and satisfactory
compliance with other applicable City ordinances and general laws,the Clerk shall issue the license.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 3rd day of June,2013.
Matt Watkins,Mayor
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Debra L. Clark, City Clerk (/ Leland B.Kerr,City Attorney