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Council to place ordinance updating business license threshold on next consent agenda; state BLS raises out-of‑city threshold to $4,000
Summary
City attorney presented Ordinance 5004 to update city code to match the state Business Licensing Service change that raises the threshold for requiring a city business license from $2,000 to $4,000 of in‑city annual receipts for businesses without a physical location inside city limits; council moved the ordinance to next weeks consent agenda.
City staff asked the council Sept. 2 to place an ordinance on the next consent agenda that updates Anacortes Municipal Code to reflect a change from the Washington State Business Licensing Service. The state will increase the threshold for requiring a city business license for businesses that do not maintain a place of business within the city from $2,000 to $4,000 in annual receipts starting in 2026.
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