Nightlife Table of Contents

SECTION I. - BEFORE YOU START THE PAPERWORK

• Zoning and Land Use
• Parking
• WA State Liquor License
• Public Health, Seattle & King County
• Neighborhood Impact
• Amplified Sound
• Parking
• Crowd and Line Control
• Neighborhood Business Organizations
• Police Precincts
• Business Plan
• Real Estate: The Triple Net Lease (NNN lease)
• Real Estate: Contingency Clause
• Nightclub Safety Plans
• Nightclub Fire Sprinklers

NIGHTLIFE BUSINESS CHECKLIST

SECTION II. - BUSINESS LICENSES

• WA State Business License
• City of Seattle Business License
• Certificate of Occupancy
• Seattle Fire Department
• Temporary Assembly Permits
• Enforcement – Occupant Load
• Public Education Resources
• King County Public Health
• Special Use Licenses & Permits
• All-Ages Dance License
• Tobacco Retailer’s License
• Amusement Device License
• Gambling License and Registration
• Sidewalk Café
• Street Vendors

SECTION III. – CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS

• City of Seattle Tax Requirements
• Business License (B & O) Tax
• Admissions Tax
• Employee Hours Tax
• Square Footage Tax
• Gambling Tax
• Business improvement areas [BIA]
• WA State Tax Requirements
• Federal Tax Requirements
• Notification Requirements

SECTION IV. - MAINTAINING YOUR NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENT

• Maintaining Neighborhood Relations
• Know your Noise Ordinances
• Know Your Liquor Laws
• Employees under 21 yrs old
• Performers as Employees
• Know your Smoking Law
• Know Your local resources
• Seattle Nightlife & Music Association
• Neighborhood Business Organizations
• WA State Restaurant Association (WRA) – Seattle Chapter
• Maintaining Safety & Security
• Seattle Police Department: Security Training for NightLIFE Employees
• Hiring Off-Duty Seattle Police Officers
• All-Ages Dance and Underage Performers
• All-Ages Dance
• Underage Performers in 21+ establishments
• NIGHTCLUB – BEST PRACTICES

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

APPENDIX [PDF]