5.04.040 Business license required.
A. No person may engage in any business within the City without first having obtained and being the holder of a valid and subsisting license to engage in such business, to be known as a “business license,” and without paying the City business license fee imposed by this chapter.
1. Business entities utilizing independent contractors shall provide the Finance Director with a list of independent contractors, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, and the nature of the goods or services provided to or on behalf of the business entity.
B. Persons or companies doing business in the City of Redmond must comply with this chapter regardless of the physical location of the business (i.e., whether located inside, or entering the City from a location outside Redmond City limits). If entering the City from outside City limits, an original or officially issued duplicate City license must be obtained for use at each location in the City where business is transacted concurrently. A person located inside City limits must obtain a separate original license issued specifically for each separate physical location.
C. A person operating multiple business entities, such as when having more than one Unified Business Identifier assigned, must obtain a separate business license for each separate business location in the City of each such separate business entity. (Ord. 3033 § 4, 2021; Ord. 2839 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2605 § 2, 2011: Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 2238 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 1924 § 1, 1996).