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Ordinance No. 14-72 amending Article 1 (General Business License Provisions) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to general business license provisions
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From:
Sarah Johnson, City Clerk
Summary:
As part of an ongoing effort to make the City of Colorado Springs a more business friendly community, and as one of the City Clerk's 2014 Breakthrough Strategies, the City Clerk conducted a thorough review of all general and specific business license types, requirements, and fees to ensure they are relevant and necessary to regulate activities related to health, safety or other protective purposes. This review includes proposals for removal/clarification of requirements for standardization across all general business license types. These updates to our City Code eliminate unnecessary steps and requirements for a business to operate in our great city, while also aiding the future creation of an online application/renewal business licensing system.
A summary of the proposed changes reflected in the General Business License Provisions Ordinance and other license-specific ordinances being presented as part of the City Clerk's review, are as follows:
1. Facilitate the anticipated shift to an online system for business license applications, renewals, and payment of fees;
2. Simplify and consolidate the general application requirements for all licenses subject to the General Licensing Code and incorporate the general requirements by reference into the specific license provisions;
3. Standardize the expiration date for all licenses to one (1) year from the date of issuance;
4. Replace the notarization requirements for initial and renewal applications with affirmation requirements and make it unlawful to knowingly make a false statement or omit pertinent information on a business license application or renewal application;
5. For licenses ...
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