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No person, whether subject to the payment of tax or not, shall engage in any business or activity in the <br /> city of Everett for which a license fee or tax is imposed by this chapter without having first obtained and <br /> being a holder of a valid and subsisting license so to do. This license will be known as a business license <br /> and is issued under the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter provided.This license concerns only the <br /> requirements as set out in this chapter and does not fall within the requirements and guidelines set out <br /> in Chapter 5.04. <br /> 3.19.030 Registration/license certificates. <br /> A. Unless exempt under subsection A.1., aAny person, so engaging in a business activity within the city <br /> whether taxable or not, shall apply for and obtain from the city clerk, upon payment of the fee provided <br /> in this section, a business license. Such applicant shall complete an application form for such business <br /> license upon such forms as provided by the office of the city clerk and shall accompany such application <br /> with the required fee. Such business license shall be personal and nontransferable. If a taxpayer <br /> transacts business at two or more locations within the city, the taxpayer must obtain additional business <br /> licenses for each additional location and pay the required additional location fee annually. Prior to <br /> license issuance, all business license applications will be reviewed by the city's community, planning, and <br /> economic development department of planning and community development for compliance with the <br /> city's land use and zoning code. Business license issuance does not indicate that the business complies <br /> with all federal, state, and local regulations. <br /> 1. For purposes of the license by this chapter, any person or business whose annual value of <br /> products,gross proceeds of sales,or gross income of the business in the city is equal to or <br /> less than $2,000 and who does not maintain a place of business within the city, shall submit <br /> a business license registration to the city clerk. For businesses meeting this threshold, no <br /> registration fee is required. The threshold does not apply to regulatory license <br /> requirements or activities that require a specialized permit. <br /> B. License Control. Each business license shall be numbered and shall show the name, place and <br /> character of the business of the taxpayer and such other information as the office of the clerk deems <br /> necessary and shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the place of business for which it is issued. <br /> C. License Duration. Each business license issued by the office of the clerk will be valid from January <br /> 1st to December 31st of a calendar year, so long as the taxpayer pays the tax accrued to the city. If a <br /> taxpayer changes its place of business,the taxpayer must return its existing business license to the office <br /> of the clerk and the office of the clerk will issue a new business license for the new place of business <br /> with the same expiration date as the taxpayer's existing license and without an additional charge. <br /> D. License Restrictions. No person shall engage in any business taxable under this chapter without <br /> being registered in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, except that the office of the clerk, by <br /> general regulation, may provide for the issuance of temporary business licenses to a temporary place of <br /> business without requiring the payment of any fee. No person to whom a business license has been <br /> issued may allow any person for whom a separate business license is required to operate under or to <br /> iz 2019 ORDINANCE: Tax Administration Page 3 of 22 <br />