HomeMy WebLinkAbout6097ORDINANCE NO.6 0 9 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO 4293, SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH B
REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS
FOR BUSINESSES WITHIN THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
established an Auburn Central Business District Parking and Business
Improvement Area and provided for levying special assessments on businesses
within that designated area, and provided for deposit and expenditure of
revenues therefore, in Ordinance No. 4293, adopted July 5, 1988.
WHEREAS, since the time of the adoption of said Ordinance No. 4293,
the needs of the Business Improvement Area have, by cost and inflation,
outpaced the current dollars provided in said Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the assessments provided for in
Ordinance No. 4293, Section 2, Paragraph B, be amended and increased to be
more reflective of the needs and to be more representative of the proportionate
measure of costs intended to be covered when the Business Improvement Area
was established.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 4293, Section 2, Paragraph B, is and
the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
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B. Any Service business operating within the area, as determined by the
Planning Director of the City of Auburn, shall pay a special assessment equal to
the net leasable area of the business, excluding any basement space, multiplied
by a factor of $~ 0.15. No service business shall be assessed more than
°~131~0--$1,500.00 nor less than $~9-0~ 150.00 per year. As determined by
the Planning Director, a service business shall be defined as any business which
is engaged in providing a service for individuals, business and government
establishments, and other organizations. This category includes (but is not
limited to) hotels and lodging places; establishments providing personal,
business, repair, and amusement services; health, legal, engineering, and other
professional services; educational institutions; membership organizations; and
establishments providing finance, insurance, and real estate services.
Businesses included in this category are generally similar to those classified as
service; finance, insurance, and real estate; or certain transportation and utility
businesses under the most recent edition of the U.S. Standard industrial
Classification Manual (SIC codes 41, 47, 48, 49, 60-89).
Section 2. That all other provisions of Ordinance No. 4293 shall remain
unchanged.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
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Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate
and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days
from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
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DATED and SIGNED this ''day of , 2007.
MAY 2 1 2007
INTRODUCED:
MAY 2 1 2007
PASSED:
APPROVED: MAY 2 1 2001
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PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
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APP,Rt~kED.~A~ TO FORM:
Daniel B. f~i
City Attorney
Published: J'`~'a~. ~- L~ 7
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