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Council hears first reading of ordinance to allow cancellation of inactive business licenses; public hearing set for April 16
Summary
The council took first reading of an ordinance that would let the city cancel dormant or noncompliant business licenses to clean up legacy records before transferring data to a new licensing system. The ordinance advanced to a second reading and public hearing on April 16.
The St. Paul City Council received a staff presentation and held first reading on ordinance 25-30 to amend Chapter 310.04 of the legislative code to create a more efficient cancellation mechanism for business licenses that are delinquent or where licensees have not provided required renewal materials.
Department director Angie Weese told the council that many business licenses remain on the city’s legacy system from the 1990s and that the city is preparing to migrate records into a modern system (the “poly project”). The ordinance will allow staff to cancel licenses that clearly represent inactive businesses or those that have not submitted required documentation, rather than transferring long-outdated records into the new system. Weese said the measure is intended to remove barriers for prospective businesses (for example, by clearing phantom licenses that affect separation distances) and reduce administrative overhead. The council laid the ordinance over for a public hearing and final adoption on April 16 (first reading passed).
