Tacoma committee advances business-license code amendments, holds fees steady for 2025–26

The Government Performance & Finance Committee on June 3 voted to forward proposed amendments to Tacoma Municipal Code Title 6B to the full City Council that raise the out-of-city business-license threshold, clarify licensing definitions and make limited procedural changes to appeal timelines.

The changes would raise the minimum threshold for out-of-city businesses from $2,000 to $4,000 and update several regulatory-license fees to better cover inspection and administration costs, Danielle Larson, tax and license manager for the City of Tacoma, told the committee. Larson said staff also proposed renaming the “home occupation” license to “residential business license” and adding a definition of “mailing” to allow three additional days for service when mailed by the U.S. Postal Service to align with a 10-day appeal timeline.

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