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Howard asked for clarification on elimination of licensing for outside businesses. His <br />concern centered on door-to-door sales, which is currently licensed. He asked how the <br />provision would monitor the door-to-door activity. <br /> <br />Finance Director Ray stated that currently they are licensed but not monitored. She <br />stated peddlers and solicitors are different issues, which she hoped to address at a work <br />session in the near future. Under the proposed ordinance they will not be licensed. <br /> <br />Sisk stated that Councilman Keany had asked him to raise the same issue. Sisk asked <br />what provisions now exist that govern door-to-door solicitations. <br /> <br />Finance Director Ray stated that the only provision the current ordinance has is to license <br />those individuals. There are no specific requirements, and that is why this issue needs to <br />be further addressed. <br /> <br />Sisk asked if the issue of door-to-door solicitation should be included in the business <br />license ordinance or separately. <br /> <br />City Attorney Light stated that the door-to-door solicitation should ultimately be dealt <br />within a separate chapter dealing with peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants. <br /> <br />Sisk asked if newspaper delivery persons would be required to obtain business licenses. <br /> <br />City Attorney Light stated that there is an exemption for established delivery routes, or <br />persons calling by appointment. <br /> <br />Sisk asked if the database of business would be utilized for sales tax and for monitoring <br />sales tax. <br /> <br />Finance Director Ray stated that eventually the database would have that capability. <br /> <br />Sisk stated that he did see a need for the change in the business license ordinance. He did <br />not see a benefit to the City. <br /> <br />Howard noted that under Section 5.04.040, G. of the proposed ordinance, there is an <br />exemption for established delivery routes, persons calling by appointment, yard sales, <br />garage sales, events approved by the city, or contractors or temporary uses to extend such <br />contracting activities or temporary uses. He stated that he was also concerned over <br />addressing these licensing issues. He felt that it should have some direct benefit to the <br />citizen, such as licensing door-to-door solicitation. <br /> <br />Davidson asked why the exemption for professional practices was removed. <br /> <br />Finance Director Ray stated that the exemption was removed in order to track the <br />businesses in Louisville. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />