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Council updates business license code to reflect state threshold change to $4,000
Summary
The council approved ORD‑25‑1715, updating Lynden Municipal Code 5.02.035 to mirror state changes under RCW 35.90.080 and adopt a $4,000 threshold for out‑of‑city sales reporting; the update also authorizes periodic threshold recalculation every 48 months.
The council approved ORD‑25‑1715 as part of the consent agenda, updating Lynden Municipal Code section 5.02.035 on business license exemptions. The minutes state that under RCW 35.90.080 the state updated the minimum sales threshold cities may use to require an out‑of‑city business to register; that minimum has been updated to $4,000. The ordinance implements standard language and a process allowing the threshold to be recalculated every 48 months.
The change does not require municipalities to charge a fee for businesses with under $4,000 in local sales but permits cities to require registration where sales meet or exceed the threshold. The ordinance was approved on a 5‑0 consent vote and will be codified in the city’s business license chapter.
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