Proposed Ordinance - 6/14/2022SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ______ of 2022
(Amending Sections 5.02.080 and 5.02.110 of the Salt Lake City Code to Amend the Available
Methods of Delivering Records Related to Business Licensing)
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City department of finance is responsible for overseeing and
administering various aspects of business licensing in Salt Lake City; and
WHEREAS, the department of finance will be implementing new business licensing
software that will allow for the electronic transmission of business licensing records; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”) desires to update the City’s ordinances
to provide a more robust description of the the business license application processes and to
facilitate the electronic transmission of business licensing records in appropriate circumstances;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That section 5.02.080 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
5.02.080: LICENSE; STATEMENT OF AMOUNT ASSESSED:
After the licensee has made application for a new business license, or for the renewal of an
existing business license, as provided by the ordinances, the Office of Business Licensing shall
furnish to the licensee, either personally, by mail, by electronic mail, or pursuant to an electronic
application process, notice of all amounts assessed to the applicant as part of the business
licensing application process. If any person applying for a new business license fails or refuses to
pay the amounts assessed when they becomes due, then the application remains incomplete, and
the City will not issue the new business license until the amounts assessed have been paid. If
any person seeking the renewal of an existing business license fails or refuses to pay the amounts
assessed when they become due, then the business license renewal process remains incomplete
and the License Supervisor shall proceed to enforce collection of such unpaid amounts as
provided by ordinance.
SECTION 2. That section 5.02.110 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
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5.02.110: LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE:
A. Formal Requirements: All certificates of license shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the
city recorder under the seal of the city, and shall contain the following information:
1. The name of the person to whom such certificate has been issued;
2. The kind of license, and the class of license, if such licenses are divided into classes;
3. The term of the license, stating the commencing date and the expiration date.
B. Issuance Approval: No new business license certificate which requires inspection or
approval of any department of city government, whether new or renewal, shall be provided to the
licensee until issuance of such license has been approved by the mayor or the mayor’s designee.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this _____ day of __________, 2022.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on __________________
Mayor’s Action: ____ Approved ____ Vetoed
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. _________ of 2022.
Published: ___________________.
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved As To Form
Senior City Attorney