1871 - Ordinance - Amending Section 5.12.030 Business LicensingNOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their regular
Council meeting held September 23,2002.
ORDINANCE NO. 1871
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.12.030
BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FROM
OBTAINING A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR CERTAIN VENDORS AT
NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING EVENTS.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1871 are available for review at the oftice of the City Clerk of the City of Port
Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to any
interested person without charge. Thirty days afler publication, copies of Ordinance No. 1871 will be
provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard %&U Michelle Merlino
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
October 2, 2002
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ORDINANCE NO. 1871
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 5.12.030 BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION
PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FROM OBTAINING A BUSINESS
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 5.12 of the Port Orchard Municipal Code, the
LICENSE FOR CERTAIN VENDORS AT NON-PROFIT
City requires persons conducting business within the City to obtain a business license; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens of
Port Orchard to provide an exemption for certain vendors at fundraising events for nonprofit tax-
exempt organizations, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.12.030 the Port Orchard Municipal Code is amended by
the addition of a new subsection (9) to read as follows:
(9) Individual vendors at fundraising events held by tax-exempt nonprofit
organizations described by section 501 (c)(3) (educational and charitable),
(4) (social welfare), or (10) (fraternal societies operating as lodges) of the
Internal Revenue Code, when the vending activities are conducted by the
individual vendor for a period not exceeding a cumulative total of three
days and constitute the vendor's only business activity within the city, and
as a condition to participation in the event, the individual vendor pays a
lump sum or a portion of the gross revenues to the nonprofit organization.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect
the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days afler
posting and publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be published in lieu
of the entire Ordinance, as authorized by State law.
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this @day of September 2002.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and