Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/31/2010

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Sec. 26 -647. - Fees. (a) License fees shall be established by ordinance. All required fees shall accompany an initial or renewal application. A delinquency penalty of five percent of the license fee shall be charged for each day of operation without a valid license up to 90 days. Thereafter, the city may take appropriate action to prevent the continued use of the affected dwelling unit in accordance with state and local laws and ordinances. (b) A licensee shall not be entitled to a refund of any license fee upon revocation or suspension. HeweveF, the (c) A reinspection fee, established from time to time, by the city council shall be charged for each reinspection required to follow -up for any inspection after the feIIGW Up iR6PeGti9R te the Reinspection fees shall be payable at the time Of IiGense FeRewal at time of reinspection and no renewal license shall be issued unless all inspection fees are paid. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 3; Ord. No. 03-26,8-25-2003) Sec. 26 -648. - Expiration of license. Licenses shall be issued every two years and shall expire on the anniversary date of the license. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 2; Ord. No. 03-26,8-25-2003) Sec. 26 -649. - Local agent. No license shall be issued or renewed if the owner does not reside within 75 miles of the rental dwelling units unless such owner designates in writing the name of a local agent who resides within 75 miles of the rental units, who is responsible for the maintenance upkeep of the building, and who is legally constituted and empowered to receive service of notice of violation of the provisions of this Code, to receive orders, to institute remedial action to effect such orders, and to accept all service of process pursuant to law. The city shall be notified in writing of any change of local agent. No P.O. Boxes will be accepted without a current owner address. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 6; Ord. No. 03- 26, 8 -25 -2003) Sec. 26 -650. - Inspection. The city, upon receipt of said application for initial renewal license, shall eaese request entrance to the premises to be inspected by the building official, health authority, fire prevention office, and /or such other inspectors as it deems necessary for the purposes of this article. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 7; Ord. No. 03 -26, 8 -25 -2003) Sec. 26 -651. - Issuance. All initial and renewal licenses shall be issued by the city council. If the eityslerk-and/er building official determine there may be grounds for denial, a report of such shall accompany the application submitted to the city council. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 5; Ord. No. 03 -26, 8 -25 -2003) Sec. 26 -652. - Posting license. Every licensee of a residential rental facility containing three or more dwelling units shall cause to be conspicuously posted in -the main entryway or other conspicuous location therein the current license for the dwelling. Every licensee of a single occupancy facility shall provide to the occupant of the dwelling unit, a certified copy of the current license for the dwelling. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 8; Ord. No. 03-26,8-25-2003) Sec. 26 -653. - License not transferable. No license shall be transferable to another person or to another rental dwelling or rental dwelling unit. Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the city within ten business days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any licensed rental dwelling. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such rental dwelling or dwellings. (Code 1978, § 7.15, subd. 9; Ord. No. 03 -26, 8 -25 -2003)