HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4333Amends Ordinance No.3773
Amended by ORn 5166
CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.4333
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,AMENDING
CHAPTER 5,BUSINESS LICENSES,OF TITLE V (FINANCE AND
BUSINESS REGULATIONS),OF ORDINANCE NO.4260 ENTITLED
..CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON"BY ADDING NEW SUBSECTIONS 5-5-3.G.5,6 AND 7
ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE TO CLOSE A BUSINESS NOT HAVING A
BUSINESS LICENSE AND DECLARING SUCH BUSINESS A NUISANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.Chapter 5,Business Licenses,of Title V
(Finance and Business Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"is
hereby amended by adding the following subsections:
Section 5-5-3.G.5:Nuisance:Any business enterprise failing
to obtain or maintain a business license and yet conducting
business within the city limits of the City of Renton is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 5-5-3.G.6:Order to Close Business and Appeal:Any
Renton police officer or any designee of the finance director may
serve a notice ordering a business to close and discontinue
operation of any business in the City of Renton which has failed to
obtain or maintain a business license.That notice may be served
in person or by certified mail,return receipt requested.The
notice shall indicate that the business is ordered to close until
it obtains a currently valid business license.The notice shall
also state that the business owner or operator shall have the right
to appeal the notice to the finance director or his designee by
serving a written notice of appeal on the finance director or his
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designee within ten (10)calendar days of receipt of a served
notice of closure,or within thirtee:l.(13)days of mailing of a
mailed notice of closure.The written notice of appeal shall state
the reasons why the closed business need not obtain a business
license or proof that the business has a business license.The
finance director or the director's designee shall then determine
whether or not the business is exempt from the city's licensing
requirement or has a currently valid business license.If the
finance director or the director's designee cannot make these
findings,then there shall be an order entered affirming the order
to close the business.Any .appeal decision shall be reduced to
writing and a copy provided to the appellant either in person or by
mail.A:l.Y further appeal of the appeal decision shall be by writ
of certiorari to the King County Superior Court made within twenty
(20)days of the appeal decision.
Section 5-S-3.G.7:Prior to issuing a license all back fees
and penalties must be paid.
This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
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Clerk
__N.,....o_v_e_rn_b_e_r ,1991.APPROVED BY THE MAYOR
passage,approval,and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day
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ORDINANCE NO.4333
Date of Publication:November 29,1991
ORD.210:11/15/91:as.
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