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..,., 3. Established a maximum time frame within which all business license applications will receive final action by the City. After submission of a complete application, the applicant will receive a decision from the City within a maximum of 30 days. If the applicant appeals the City's decision, the .notice of appeal, the hearing, and the decision will occur within another 40 days. These timeframes are similar to those used by other departments and reflect the maximum time allowed for review and appeal. e 4. Defined and standardized the appropriate level of review. All business licenses are approved administratively with appeal to the hearings official. All regulations enforced by uniform business practice laws are handled by Municipal Court. 5. Maintained consistency in procedural provlslons. Procedures governing business license laws have been completely revised and procedures governing uniform business practice laws have been revised. 6. Streamlined portions of the process governed by intra- and inter departmental practices by developing in-house procedures to govern the daily administration of business regulations. II. Impact of Revisions on the Public One of Eugene I s better kept secrets is that the Ci ty does not requi re a business license for every business in the City.. In most cities throughout . the country, a business license is required in order to do business within ~ that city. Typically, the city requires the business to pay an annual fee, but business activities themselves are generally not regulated. . Historically, Eugene has not had a general business license. Rather, the City has regul ated certain types of bus i ness act i vi ty because of an expressed community concern for how that type of business operates. The current regulations have not been comprehensively reviewed in 15 years. Thus, many of the regulations are either outdated, no longer necessary, or. redundant of other state or local laws. Under the old Business License regulations, the City issued about 2300 licenses every year. These were about 35 different kinds of business activity licensed. Given your directive to revise, consolidate, and streamline laws and procedures, we have presented you with a new method for regulating businesses. Once the new system is in place, about 60% of the people who used to apply for business licenses will no longer have to do so. In summary, with the overhaul of Business Regulations, the City will have: 1. Repealed 20 types of businesses licenses. This means that about 840 fewer people will have to come to City Hall each year and fill out an application form and pay a business license fee. 2. Adopted business license regulations for six types of business activity. The purpose for regulations of these businesses is to address major community health and safety activities in a proactive manner. .The six new business licenses will be: Ambulance. Private Security Agency, Sidewalk Venaors, Fire Safety, Gas Fitters, and Refuse and Recycling Collectors. About 970 people will be regulated -2- -