Application for a business license as required by this chapter is made through the Business Licensing Service (BLS). The application must include all information required for all licenses requested and total fees due for all licenses, as well as the handling fee required by RCW 19.02.075. BLS will provide the application information to the Finance Director. If the licensee is a new business, prior to the issuance of the business license, the Finance Director shall submit the application therefor to the Fire Chief and the Building Inspector of the City for approval of the location where the licensee is to carry on the business, trade or profession, and the business license shall be approved for issuance only if the location is in compliance with building and fire codes of the City as those codes relate to existing and/or new structures.

Applications for a business license as required by this chapter will remain in a “pending status” for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt by the City. Within the sixty (60) day period, the applicant has the responsibility to provide all required information and documentation requested or required by the City for the purpose of activating said license. Upon expiration of the sixty (60) days, the application shall be deemed abandoned and shall be withdrawn from processing; provided, however, that the Business License Technician shall have the discretion whether to permit an extension of the sixty (60) days, not to exceed thirty (30) days, in order to permit a late processing. Any application not processed within the original sixty (60) days or extension thereof shall be required to be processed as a new application. (Ord. 2986, 9/28/21; Ord. 2924, 4/23/19; Ord. 2911, 10/23/18; Ord. 1974, 11/14/00; Ord. 1885, 12/28/99)