Office Use:  Date Received:      _________ Received By: _________ License No.: _________                         

                                               Business/Event/Sales & Use Tax  License Application  

Applicant business name:             ___________________________________________________ 
Trade name (D/B/A):                      ______________________________________________ 
Start date  of doing business in Durango:                   _____________________________________  
 
Select one of the following (required):                                                                                                
                     New license application                  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $30.00 $ ______  
                    (Includes existing businesses under new ownership)                                                                 
                    Change of business location               _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $30.00 $ ______  
           (For an active license relocating within Durango city limits)                                                               
Previous location address:   __________________________________                                                                        
Select one of the following licenses:                                                                                                  
 A.    Annual Business License                                                                                                         
       Determined by the number of owners and employees working 
                                                                                                                                       
                    within the City of Durango, includes Sales Tax                                 License 
                                     0-5 employees            _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $50.00 $ ______  
                                6-10 employees                _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $78.00 $ ______  
                               11-20 employees                _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                          $105.00  $ ______  
                     21 employees and over                    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                          $122.00  $ ______  
 B.    Events  License,  based  on          the          number            of  events  a  vendor 
                                                                                                                                       
       plans to attend within   the  City    of Durango in                 this calendar                  year: 
                                       0-15 events            _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $25.00 $ ______  
                                Over 15 events                _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $50.00 $ ______  
                                                                                                                                       
 C.    Sales Tax Only License                _ _ _ _ _ _      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $25.00 $ ______  
          Business has no physical presence in the City of Durango; business  
          does not send a salesperson, delivery truck, or representative into                                                          
                    the City; product is shipped into the City by common carrier.  
Additional annual license fees, if applicable:                                                                                         
                            Lodgers tax license               _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $25.00 $ ______  
          Cross connection control technician                 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $50.00 $ ______  
       Pawnbroker/Second hand goods dealer                    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $50.00 $ ______  
                           Tree trimmer license               _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                            $90.00 $ ______  
                                                                                                                                       
                Solicitation License  w/ background check and ID Badge  
                                                                                                                                       
                                         (each  permitted solicitor)     _ _ _ _    
                                                                                                                              $105.00 $ ______  
*Please mail in Application and Fees to process.  Durango sales tax rate is 3.5%  as of July 1, 2019.  

                     Total all license fees payable to the City of Durango:                                                           $ _____ 

                                                City of Durango Business/Event/Sales & Use Tax License Application, Page 2     
                                                                                                                              
Business Information 
Address  of premises:    _________________________________________________________  
City, state, ZIP:    ___________________________                  Premises telephone:                  ____________ 
Business email:      ___________________________                  Website:             ______________________ 
     Check here if business  is based in a home within the City of Durango. All home-based 
      businesses must first obtain a Special Use Permit from Planning (1235                Camino del Rio;                  
      ph. 375-4850)    and attach it to this application.  The Permit is required even if clients 
      are not seen at the residence or if the business is remotely operated. 
       
                                                                                                                   
Does this business involve alcohol or liquor in any way?                                     Yes                       No  
                                                                                                                   
Does this business involve marijuana in any way?                                             Yes                       No 
If the answer to either of these questions is yes, please          explain in detail:  
____________________________________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________________________________  
 
Does this business  include retail sales and/or lodging services?                                                               
                                  
Sales tax filing frequency:                  Monthly (more than $10,000 in taxable gross sales per month)                   
                                            Quarterly (less than  $10,000 in taxable gross sales per month)  
 City sales tax rate is 3.5%.     
                                             Annual (no product sales, must submit tax form annually)                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                 
Applying as (check one):                     Corporation              Limited Liability Corporation  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Non-Profit –             Proof of non-profit status is
                                    Partnership                    
                                                                       required.  
                                                                                        
                                             Individual/Sole Proprietor –    Affidavit of Lawful Presence and copy 
                                   
                                             of ID are required for all Sole Proprietorships. 
                                                      
License mailing contact:          ___________________________________________________ 
Title/position:       _____________________________________________________________ 
                         (check if same  as  
Mailing address:      address of premises)           _________________________________________ 
City, state, ZIP:     _____________________________________________________________ 
Email:       ________________________________                          Telephone:                _________________ 
*Clerks  office will use email to forward licenses and renewals  
                                                                                                                                
Sales tax mailing contact:        ___________________________________________________ 
Title/position:       _____________________________________________________________ 
                         (check if same  as  
Mailing address:      address of premises)           _________________________________________ 
City, state, ZIP:     _____________________________________________________________ 
Email:       ________________________________                          Telephone:                _________________ 
*Clerks  office will use email to forward licenses and renewals  
                                                                                                                                

                                                City of Durango Business/Event/Sales & Use Tax License Application, Page 3     
                                                                                                                              
 Local emergency contact                                                                                                     
 (only for businesses within city limits):           _________________________________________  
 Title/position:     _____________________________________________________________ 
                       (check if same  as   
 Mailing address:     address of premises)           _________________________________________ 
 City, state, ZIP:   _____________________________________________________________ 
 Email:       ________________________________                    Telephone:                   _________________ 
 *Clerks office will use email to forward licenses and renewals  
                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
 Briefly describe the nature of the business. Include types  of products and services provided.  
 (Description will be available to the public.)       
 ____________________________________________________________________________  
 ____________________________________________________________________________  
 
 Additional license requirements:  
                      You must provide a current $5000 Excavator’s Bond to  the City 
 Excavators:           
                       Clerk’s office.  
                     You must provide a copy of your Master           Plumber’s License and a  
 Plumbers: 
                       $5000 bond to the City Clerk’s office.  
                       You must provide proof           of insurance to the City Clerk’s office. In  
                     addition, you must pass a written test and a practical pruning exam 
 Tree trimmers:     
                       administered by the  Parks Department. You will pay the business  
                       license fee plus the tree-trimmer license fee annually. 
                       You must provide the City Clerk’s office an insurance policy naming 
                    
 Rafters:              the City of Durango as additional insured in the minimum amount of 
                       $500,000. 
 Massage             You must provide a copy of your State of Colorado Massage 
 therapists:           Therapist registration to  the City Clerk’s office.  
                       You must provide proof of insurance, current Backflow Prevention 
 Cross 
                       Assembly Tester Certificate (ABPA, ASSE, or ABC), and a current 
 connection         
                       Gauge Calibration Certificate to the City Clerk’s office. You will pay 
 control 
                       the business license fee plus the Cross Connection Control Technician                                 
 technician:  
                       license  fee annually.  
 Solicitor’s         Must complete the Individual History Record form for a background 
 License               check and take photo in Clerk’s Office for an ID Badge. 
         It is your responsibility to provide current documents  theto                 City Clerk’s office   
                                           for the life of the license. 
 

                                              City of Durango Business/Event/Sales & Use Tax License Application, Page 4     
                                                                                                                           
    Please complete this section         ONLY if the business is physically located within 
    Durango city limits. 
                                                                                                                 
    Is the business a change of use for this location?                                          Yes                  No 
                                                                                                                 
    Will there be any remodeling or building alterations?                                       Yes                  No 
                                                                                                                 
    Will you be installing a   new sign?                                                        Yes                  No 
                                                                                                                 
          If so, have you applied for a sign permit?                                            Yes                  No 
    Does the business utilize any hazardous, toxic, or flammable                                                 
                                                                                                Yes                  No 
    materials? 
 
                   Oath of Application –     Must be   completed by all applicants 
    I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I have examined this application, and that the                       
    statements made herein  are made in good faith and are, to the best of my knowledge, true, 
    correct, and complete. 
    Authorized signature:      ________________________________                          Date:        ____________ 
    Printed name:     ___________________________                Title:              ______________________ 
    Cell phone:       ___________________________               Email:               ______________________ 
                                                                                                                          
Please  return this application to: 

City Clerk’s Office  
949 East 2     nd Avenue 
Durango, CO 81301      
970-375-5010  
clerk@durangogov.org