Title
An Ordinance Repealing And Reordaining Article 3 (Sales Of Goods And Services) Of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation And Taxation) Of The Code Of The City Of Colorado Springs 2001, As Amended, Pertaining To Business Licensing, And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof
Presenter:
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk
Lee McRae, City Clerk's Office, License Enforcement Officer
Emily Vandenberg, City Attorney's Office, Prosecution Division
Young Shin, City Attorney's Office, Corporate Division
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Summary:
Repeal and replace Article 3 of Chapter 2 - Article 3 (Sales of Goods and Services) comprises most of the license types issued by the City Clerk's Office. This ordinance reordains Article 3 which includes changes for structural hierarchy and flow outline to be consistent for all of specific license types and proposes renumbering parts to eliminate unused sections (from prior 2014 repeals). Other proposed changes to Article 3 include adding background check requirements for massage business employees as required by recent state legislation, updated insurance requirements for applicable license types, addressing emerging technologies, and conformance to applicable state statues. More details are outlined in the attached Chapter 2 Code Scrub Executive Summary
Background:
The proposed changes to Business Licensing codes are the result of a multi-year effort to update and modernize the business licensing code for the City Clerk's Office and are the initial entries for forthcoming comprehensive City Code updates.
Previous Council Action:
Various individual parts within Article 3 of Chapter 2 have been updated over the years, primarily in 2014.
Financial Implications:
N/A
City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
N/A
Stakeholder Process:
The City Clerk's Office worked closely with the City Attorney's Office, CSPD, CSFD, Planning, Finance, Human Resources Risk office and other departments on these u...
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