ORDINANCE NO. 240316

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Wes Rogers

Repealing Chapter 4, Article II, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article IV, Code of Ordinances, and Sections 40-95, 40-97, 40-107, 40-355, 40-362, and 40-363, Code of Ordinances. ***Held until 4/17/2024***

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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City (“City”) imposes conduct regulations and business license fees on various professions and occupations for the privilege of engaging in business within the City; and

                     WHEREAS, through Ordinance No. 230395, the City Council established the Small Business Task Force with the goal of developing a strategic plan to guide the City in the equitable development, funding, and retention of small businesses within the City; and

                     WHEREAS, the Small Business Task Force, in conjunction with the City Council, has identified several regulations and specialty license fees that are considered overly burdensome to small businesses in the City; and

                     WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal several conduct regulating ordinances and business license fees to decrease the regulatory burden on small businesses and reduce clutter within the City’s Code of Ordinances; NOW THEREFORE,

                     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

                     Section 1. That the following sections of the Kansas City Code of Ordinances are hereby repealed:

(1)                     Chapter 4, Article II, inclusive of Sections 4-31, 4-32, 4-33, 4-34, 4-35, 4-36, 4-37, 4-38, 4-39, and 4-40.

(2)                     Chapter 12, Article IV, inclusive of Sections 12-141, 12-142, 12-143, 12-144, 12-145, 12-146, 12-147, 12-148, 12-149, 12-150, 12-151, 12-152, 12-153, 12-154, and 12-155.

(3)                     Section 40-95. Concert, professional, manager or agent.

(4)                     Section 40-97. Dance hall or dance house.

(5)                     Section 40-107. Handbill distributor.

(6)                     Section 40-355. Moving, transfer, cartage or trucking business.

(7)                     Section 40-362. Theaters, including moving and motion picture shows-License fee.

(8)                     Section 40-363. Same-Additional license fee in case of temporary increase in admission prices.

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Approved as to form:

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Samuel Miller

Assistant City Attorney