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Olivette EDC considers simplifying commercial occupancy and business license fees
Summary
At its July 29 meeting the Olivette City Economic Development Commission directed staff to model simplified business license options — including a flat fee and three-tier scenarios — to assess fiscal impact and administrative ease while seeking to remain revenue neutral.
The Olivette City Economic Development Commission on July 29 discussed options to simplify its commercial occupancy and business licensing fee structure and asked staff to produce comparative fiscal models.
Dawn Doty, the city’s senior planner, told commissioners the current system combines a base fee, square‑foot calculations and add‑ons for certain business types and employee counts and that the charter authorizes business licensing under general provisions, section 8.5. Doty said the city’s effective rate is slightly lower than many…
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