5.84.030 Business licensing required.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business, occupation, act or privilege for which a tax is imposed by ACC 3.84.040 or 3.88.040 without first having obtained, and being the holder of, a city of Auburn business license pursuant to ACC Title 5.
All utility providers, cable operators, telecommunication carriers, operators, and providers who offer or provide any utility or telecommunications service for a fee directly to the public, either within the city, or outside the corporate limits from facilities within the city, shall, on an annual basis, apply for and obtain a business license from the city pursuant to this chapter on forms to be provided by the city, which shall include the following:
A. Business name, addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant, including business owner(s), partner(s), officer(s) and any affiliates, including the legal status of each.
B. The name, address, telephone number, and title of the officer, or registered agent responsible for the accuracy of the telecommunications business license application statement.
C. Business location, mailing address, street address, telephone number, and email address if available.
D. A description of applicant’s existing or proposed facilities within the city.
E. A description of the service that the applicant intends to offer or provide, or is currently offering or providing, to persons, firms, businesses or institutions within the city, or to those outside the city limits using facilities located within the city.
F. Information sufficient to determine whether the applicant is subject to the public way permitting and/or franchising requirements imposed by ACC Title 20 and Chapter 12.24 ACC.
G. Information sufficient to determine whether the transmission, origination or receipt of the services provided or to be provided by the applicant constitutes an occupation or privilege subject to any municipal telecommunications tax, utility tax or other occupation tax imposed by the city.
H. Alias or affiliate relationship such as “doing-business-as” (DBA) status of business. A statement indicating whether the applicant is directly or indirectly controlled by another corporation or legal entity. If so, applicant shall attach an explanatory statement.
I. Property tax parcel number, if applicable.
J. Business activity description.
K. Storage of hazardous materials (copy of Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)).
L. Washington State Unified Business Identifier (UBI)/tax registration number.
M. Federal tax identification number.
N. Washington State Labor and Industries contractor identification number.
O. Number of employees in city.
P. Emergency contacts available 24 hours daily, seven days a week. (Ord. 6790 § 4 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 5897 § 18, 2005; Ord. 5044 § 1, 1998.)