City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 22-46

• File #: Ord 22-46
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/9/2022
• Title: Amending Chapter 310 of the Legislative Code to eliminate petition requirements, reference and establish uniform license procedures for Class N, R, and T Licenses, shorten the notification process, eliminate the license renewal public hearing provision, and update gender specific language and other outdated terms.
• Sponsors: Rebecca Noecker
• Related files: Ord 22-48, RES 22-1683, Ord 22-49

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2022	1	Mayor's Office	Signed
11/9/2022	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass
11/2/2022	1	City Council	Laid Over to Final Adoption	Pass
10/26/2022	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title
Amending Chapter 310 of the Legislative Code to eliminate petition requirements, reference and establish uniform license procedures for Class N, R, and T Licenses, shorten the notification process, eliminate the license renewal public hearing provision, and update gender specific language and other outdated terms.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:


SECTION 1


WHEREAS, current individual city licensing Ordinances contain notification, hearing, and petition requirements for specific business license types; and


WHEREAS, different license processes in different city licensing ordinances have created confusion among city staff and prospective license applicants as to the proper process to follow; and


WHEREAS, some of these requirements unnecessarily increase the time it takes individuals to open a business; and


WHEREAS, the city seeks to improve the process by which community members learn about and provide input to support Council decision making related to business licenses; and


WHEREAS, time costs entrepreneurs money and impacts their interest and ability to open a business in Saint Paul; and


WHEREAS, throughout the life cycle of a license, the city council has the same rights, requirements, and abilities to take adverse license action (e.g. imposing conditions on a license); and


WHEREAS, after community listening sessions a stakeholder workgroup discussed business and administrative needs and brainstormed/researched solutions; and


WHEREAS, the workgroup recommended uniform license procedures, the removal of petition requirements, a shortened notification process, elimination of the license renewal public hearing provision, and retaining the requirement that all Class N License Applications be put before City Council; and


WHEREAS, the City Attorney has determined that laws that include references to gender do not promote gender equality, and advises that gender-specific words should be ...