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Agenda Subject:
Date:
Resolution No. 4601
May 25, 2010
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Planning & Development
Resolution No. 4601
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council adopt Resolution No. 4601.
Background Summary:
Resolution No. 4601 is a companion action item to Ordinance No. 6309. This Resolution proposes to
amend the rental housing business license fee portion of the City of Auburn 2010 Master Fee Schedule to
reflect the recommended modification of the business license renewal period specified in Ordinance No.
6309 to be for July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and to specify that the renewal fee only be one-half of
the normally required fee to assist in the transition to a calendar year business license program beginning
in 2011.
Rental housing business license fees for the July 1 2010 to December 31, 2010 period would be $14,734.
Resolution No. 4601, upon passage by the Planning and Community Development Committee would be
presented, concurrent with Ordinance No. 6309, for review by the Finance Committee and potential action
by the City Council on June 7, 2010.
The Planning and Community Development Committee recommended approval of Resolution No. 4601 to
the City Council at its May 24, 2010 regular meeting. The Finance Committee reviewed the Resolution at
its June 7, 2010 regular meeting.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees:
Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES:
❑ Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport ® Finance
❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Services
❑ Finance ❑ Parks
❑ Human Services ® Planning & CD
❑ Fire ® Planning
❑ Park Board ❑ Public Works
® Legal ❑ Police
❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other
❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing
Referred to Until
Tabled Until
Councilmember: Norman Staff: Sn der
Meeting Date: June 7, 2010 1 Item Number: VIII.B.3
RESOLUTION NO. 4 6 0 1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY OF
AUBURN FEE SCHEDULE, TO ADJUST FOR RENTAL
HOUSING BUSINESS LICENSE FEES
WHEREAS, in connection with the municipal functions and operations of the City
of Auburn, the City provides various public services, a number of which entail fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council provided for adoption of a City of Auburn Fee
Schedules in the adoption of Ordinance No. 5707; and
WHEREAS, in the course of reviewing City fees, and in keeping with the
philosophy of setting City fees in amounts reflective of actual costs, and in further
keeping with the intent to make City fees and charges consistently accessible, it is
appropriate to revise and amend the schedule as it relates to rental housing business
and license fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON HEREBY RESOLVES, as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to fee Schedule. The Fee Schedule relating to the
City of Auburn Rental Housing Business and License Fees is amended as follows:
J. Rental Housing Business License Fees (Per Ordinance No. 5882, Resolution
No. 4272 and Resolution No. 4424):
(1) The fee for a license to operate rental housing businesses in the City, as
defined in Chapter 5.22 of the Auburn City Code (ACC) shall be based on the total
number of units as follows:
(a) One to four dwelling units: $53.00 per year;
(b) Five to 24 dwelling units: $106.00 per year;
(c) Twenty-five or more dwelling units: $212.00 per year.
(2) The fee for a license to operate rental housing businesses in the city shall
be for the license year from july 1 thmugh jURe January 1 to December 31, and
each applicant must pay the full fee for the current license year or any portion thereof
during which the applicant has engaged in the operation of rental housing businesses.
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(3) The rental housing business license fee required by this chapter is in lieu
of, and not in addition to, the general business license fee required by Chapters 5.05
and 5.10 of the Auburn City Code (ACC); provided, however, that any person required
to obtain a rental housing business license must also obtain a general business license,
at no cost, pursuant to Chapters 5.05 and 5.10 of the Auburn City Code (ACC).
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub -section (1) of this section, the fee
for operating rental housing facilities for any single individual, partnership, corporation or
entity shall not exceed $424.00 per yearlicense period.
For the 2010 calendar year only, rental housing business license renewals shall
be valid for the period July 1 2010 to December 31 2010 subiect to the payment of
one-half of the specified fee. For the 2011 calendar year and subsequent calendar
years rental housing business license renewals shall be for the period January 1
through December 31.
Section 2. Sunset Provisions. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to
remove from the listed City of Auburn Fee Schedule those provisions of this Resolution
that have expired or are no longer in effect, re -listing as is consistent with good practice.
Section 3. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and affect
upon passage and signatures hereon, and on July 1, 2010.
DATED and SIGNED this day of
CITY OF AUBURN
PETER B. LEWIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
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2010.
APRROVEDRS TO FORM:
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