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ORDINANCE NO.i 2 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 5-103 (A-2)&(B)CF'TITLE V (BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF
ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE, CITY OF RENTON
AS FOLLOWS s
SEAN I: Existing Section 5-103 (A-2) of Title V (Business Regu-
lations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinance of the City
of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5-103 (A-2): That in the case of a new business,or any
business in which the number of employees in the preceding year is not
substantially comparable to the number in the taxable year, the license
fee shall be computed on the number of employees at time of application
for license, but shall be subject to revision each quarterly period:
(a) For every person employing one (1) to five (5) employees,
twelve dollars ($12,00) per annum or any part thereof.
(b) For every person employing more than five (5) but not more
than ten (10) employees, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per
annum or any part thereof.
(c) For every person employing more than ten (10) but not more
than twenty (20) employees, fifty dollars ($50.00) per annum
or any part thereof.
(d) For every person employing more than twenty (20) but not more
than one hundred (100) employees, dne hundred dollars ($100.00)
plus the sum of two dollars ($2.00) for each employee in excess
of twenty (20) : per annum or any part thereof.
(e) For every person employing more than one hundred (100) but not
more than two hundred (200) employees, two hundred sax°-ty ' >
dollars ($260.00) plus the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each
employee in excess of one hundred 4100).
For every person employing more than two hundred..+j.200)• ,
employees, the license fee shall be three hundred isixty ..r
dollars ($.360.00) plus the sum of twenty five cents (250)
for each employee over two hundred
any part thereof.
All employees working more than one thousand six hundred (1,600)
hours per annum, including legal holidays and vacation time, during
the twelve (12) month period upon which the license fee is computed
as above shall be considered permanent employees; those working less
than one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours, including legal holidays
and vacation time, shall be considered temporary employees. In
determining the license fee to be paid hereunder by each business,
the total number of employees shall be computed by adding together
the number of permanent employees and the number of temporary employees,
the latter figure to be computed by dividing total man hours, including
legal holidays and vacation time, worked by all temporary employees,
by one thousand six hundred (1,600).
AD e
SECTION I1: Etisting Section 5-103 (B) is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Professional or semiprofessional persons shall include the
following: Doctor of medicine; other healing art or science; dentist
or dental technician; attorney at law; licensed engineers; surveyor;
accountant, whether certified or public accountant; bookkeeper; tax
or business consulting service; real estate broker or agency thereof;
insurance broker, agent or representative; other brokerage businesses;
funeral director or mortuary; rest home, nursing home or place of
refuge; specialized private training schools in aviation, salesmanship; and
music when conducted in a separate place of business and having an average
of twenty: or more: - .• students per week; or other specialized training
schools teaching or instructing in special skills or trades.
The annual license fee or tax for the privilege of engaging in
such professional or semiprofessional activities shall be as follows:
The sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each professional or
semiprofessional person hereinabove enumerated who is engaged, whether
full time or part time, in serving the public in the practice of such
profession and who maintains or is employed in such office, clinic or
other establishment in such capacity and for such purpose; and in
addition thereto the sum of six dollars ($6.00) for each non-professional
person who is regularly employed in such professional or semiprofessional
activities as hereinabove specified.
SECTION III: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval and, legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this � day of NQv4mbe-r, 1964.
Helmie Nelson, City Clerk)
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this -0 ay of Nouember, 1964.
Donald W. Custer, Maypr "
Approved as to form:
Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney
PUBLICATION DATE DEC 9 i4"�4