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                         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:  $ _____ 



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                                           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 
                                                                                                                       



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                                           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 
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 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 to the City Clerk’s office  
                                        for the life of the license. 
 



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                                     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 ndAvenue 
Durango, CO 81301 
970-375-5010 
clerk@durangogov.org  






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