WAC 468-100-306   Reestablishment expenses -- Nonresidential moves.  In addition to the payments available under WAC 468-100-301 and 468-100-303, a small business, as defined in WAC 468-100-002(24), farm or nonprofit organization is entitled to receive a payment, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, for expenses actually incurred in relocating and reestablishing such small business, farm or nonprofit organization at a replacement site.

     (1) Eligible expenses. Reestablishment expenses must be reasonable and necessary, as determined by the agency. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

     (a) Repairs or improvements to the replacement real property as required by federal, state or local law, code or ordinance.

     (b) Modifications to the replacement property to accommodate the business operation or make replacement structures suitable for conducting the business.

     (c) Construction and installation costs for exterior signing to advertise the business.

     (d) Redecoration or replacement of soiled or worn surfaces at the replacement site, such as paint, paneling, or carpeting.

     (e) Advertisement of replacement location.

     (f) Estimated increased costs of operation during the first two years at the replacement site for such items as:

     (i) Lease or rental charges;

     (ii) Personal or real property taxes;

     (iii) Insurance premiums; and

     (iv) Utility charges, excluding impact fees.

     (g) Other items that the agency considers essential to the reestablishment of the business.

     (2) Ineligible expenses. The following is a nonexclusive listing of reestablishment expenditures not considered to be reasonable, necessary, or otherwise eligible:

     (a) Purchase of capital assets, such as, office furniture, filing cabinets, machinery, or trade fixtures.

     (b) Purchase of manufacturing materials, production supplies, product inventory, or other items used in the normal course of the business operation.

     (c) Interest on money borrowed to make the move or purchase the replacement property.

     (d) Payment to a part-time business in the home which does not contribute materially to the household income.

     (e) Interior or exterior refurbishments at the replacement site which are for aesthetic purposes, except as provided in WAC 468-100-306 (1)(d).



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 8.26 RCW. 06-02-068, § 468-100-306, filed 1/3/06, effective 2/3/06; 04-08-041, § 468-100-306, filed 3/31/04, effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 8.26 RCW and WSR 89-17-048 (Order 121). 01-02-027, § 468-100-306, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 8.26 RCW. 89-17-048 (Order 121), § 468-100-306, filed 8/14/89, effective 9/14/89.]