A. “Business” means all activities, occupations, trades, pursuits, professions, and matters located within the city or within the city’s jurisdiction, with a physical presence in the city and operated on a permanent or ongoing basis whether operated with the object of gain, benefit, advantage or profit, or operated not for profit, to the business enterprise or to another person, directly or indirectly; provided, that “business” will not mean governmental agencies.

B. “Business enterprise” means any entity, person, partnership, association, corporation, trust, society, or club engaged in a business within the city of Auburn.

C. “Director” means the director of community development or the director’s designee.

D. “Department” means the city of Auburn department of community development.

E. “Employee” means any person employed at any business enterprise who performs any part of their duties within the city. All officers, agents, dealers, franchisees, etc., of a corporation or business trust, and partners of a partnership, except limited partners, are employees within this definition.

F. “Engage in business” means commencing, conducting, or continuing in business, and also the exercise of corporate or franchise powers, as well as liquidating a business when the liquidators thereof hold themselves out to the public as conducting such business.

G. “Licensee” means any business granted a business license.

H. “Nonprofit” means any business enterprises registered as nonprofit corporations within the state of Washington or granted nonprofit status through the code of the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

I. “Physical presence” means an address where the business is located.

J. “Place of business” means the physical location of the business.

K. “Life and safety codes” means building codes, fire codes, electrical codes and other codes of the city relating to health, safety and related requirements for use and occupancy of buildings.

L. “Business Licensing Service” and “BLS” mean the office within the Washington State Department of Revenue providing business licensing services to the city. (Ord. 6876 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6692 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 6287 § 2, 2010; Ord. 5814 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5754 § 1, 2003; Ord. 4012 § 2, 1984.)