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~ -- e e M E M 0 RAN DUM Apri 1 12, 1985 TO: Eugene City Council FROM: Eugene Development Department SUBJECT: REVISIONS TO BUSINESS LICENSE LAWS Background The Eugene Economic Diversification Program directs staff to review and streamline City regulations. To address this charge, we are doing a comprehensive review of Chapter 3 of the Eugene Code, which deals with business licenses. We briefed you on the general direction of the proposed revisions on February 11, 1985. At your April 17 study session we will present the details of the changes proposed in Phase 1 of this revision process. Code Content Each business activity that is regulated will follow cert.i~ laws and rules. The substantive laws are the basic guiding princfples that will govern a particular type of business. The laws are adopted by council. For example, if we consider the proposed Refuse and Recycling Collection Code, one law requires all collectors, except those who collect only_recyclables, to charge at 1 east the mi ni.mum rate estab 1 i shed by counci 1 . Administrative rules provide detail on how to carry out the laws. The rules are signed by the City Manager. For example, the rules define the specific process that refuse collectors, staff, and the council will use when revising rates charged by refuse collectors. Admi n i strat i ve procedures wi 11 a 1 so become part of the Eugene Code. The procedures will be used for all of the City's business licenses. The procedures are adopted by the council. As an example, they describe: how citizens can seek changes to administrative rules; procedures for handling camp 1 a i nts; and the processes used in approvi ng, denyi ng, suspendi ng or revoking a license. Proposed Revisions: Phase 1 Pha,se 1 of the revision process involves: 1. Streamlining business license laws in cases where the City proposes continuing to regulate activity because of a significant health or safety impact on the public. 2. El iminating business 1 icense laws for certain businesses because the activity is already adequately regulated by other laws. 3. Streamlining the administrative procedures governing business 1 i cen se 1 aws.