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Leawood staff to launch new enterprise permitting and licensing portal; business-license categories consolidated
Summary
City staff told the council the new online permitting and licensing portal will launch about the first week of December, with streamlined business-license categories reduced from 53 to 27 and minor fee structure changes to support the software implementation.
Assistant City Administrator Steven Powell reported that the city’s new enterprise permitting and licensing system is nearly ready for launch and is expected the first week of December. The online portal will allow businesses and residents to apply for permits, submit plans, obtain business licenses, schedule inspections and make payments; it will integrate with the city’s new finance software.
Travis Torres was identified as the project manager for the implementation. Powell said the system will provide real‑time tracking for applications and inspections and is intended to increase transparency and efficiency for residents and the business community.
Powell said staff is consolidating business license categories from more than 53 types to 27 to simplify the process for businesses. Fees for some categories needed minor adjustment to accommodate the consolidation and the software configuration; those fee changes will take effect when the software goes live and will be included in the city’s annual fee schedule later this year.
Powell also said a small set of code modifications for permit expiration days will be needed and staff intends to return those changes before the system goes live. Councilmembers asked whether the parks and recreation ticketing system (RecTrac) and online event ticketing are being addressed separately; staff said parks has a separate task force addressing those issues.
Councilmembers asked whether home‑based businesses must be licensed; Powell said home‑based operations will register under their actual business type with a checkbox to indicate home‑based status so staff can verify conformance with local development ordinances for home occupations.
