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Ordinance No. 83 Housing Maintenance Code Page 8 of 12 1. For the first occupant, 150 square feet of habitable room floor space and for every additional occupant thereof, at least 100 square feet of habitable room floor space. 2. In no event shall the total number of occupants exceed 2 times the number of habitable rooms, less kitchen, in the dwelling unit. 2. One Family per Dwelling Unit. Maximum Occupancy. Not more than one family, except for temporary guests, shall occupy a dwelling unit. The maximum occupancy of any house in Gem Lake is determined by the number of bedrooms. Each bedroom can be occupied by two adults or three children. 3. Minimum Ceiling Height. In order to qualify as habitable, rooms shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than 7 feet, 6 inches, except that in attics or top-half-stores used for sleeping, study, or similar activities, the ceiling height shall be not less than 7 feet, 6 inches over at least 40% of the floor area. In calculating the floor area of such rooms in attics or top-half-stores, only those portions of the floor area in the room having a clear ceiling height of 5 feet or more may be included. 4. Access through Sleeping Rooms and Bathrooms. No dwelling unit built after 1940 and containing two or more sleeping rooms shall have a room arrangement such that access to a bathroom or water closet compartment intended for use by occupants of more than one sleeping room can be gained only by going through another sleeping room, nor shall the room arrangement be such that access to a sleeping room can be gained only by going through another sleeping room. A bathroom or water closet compartment shall not be used as the only passageway to any habitable room, hall, basement or cellar or to the exterior of any dwelling unit. Section 10. Licensing of Rental Units. From and after January 1, 2008, no person shall operate a rental dwelling without first having obtained a license to do so from the City of Gem Lake as hereinafter provided. The license shall be issued for a period of one (1) calendar year. Licenses which have less than one (1) year remaining on this term shall pay one half of the license fee. 1. License Fees. Fees for rental unit licenses shall be as set forth by the City Council in a fee schedule, which the Council shall pass by ordinance from time to time. The fees shall be due 60 days prior to the license expiration date; in the cases of new unlicensed dwellings, license fees shall be due upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy; in the cases of licensing periods of less than one (1) year, license fees shall be prorated monthly: 1. A delinquency penalty of 5% of the license fee for each day of operation without a valid license shall be charged operators of rental dwellings. Once issued, a license is nontransferable and the licensee shall not be entitled to a refund of any license fee upon revocation or suspension. 2. License Renewals. Every operating license up for renewal will be subject to a police call report of the last twelve (12) months. The city receives police report information from the White Bear Lake Police Department monthly. This information will be a factor when reviewing for approval of the renewal of a rental operating license. 1. More than one police call or more than one code violation(s) at a rental address can be considered when determining whether a rental license should be issued, renewed or revoked. 3. Owner or Agent to Apply. License application or renewal shall be made by the owner of rental units or his legally constituted agent. Application forms may be acquired from and subsequently filed with the Compliance Official. The applicant shall supply: 1. Name, address, and telephone number of dwelling owner, owning partners if a partnership, corporate officers if a corporation. 2. Name, address, and telephone number of designated resident agent, if any. 3. Name, address and telephone number of vendee, if the dwelling is being sold through a contract for deed. 4. Legal address of the dwelling. 5. Number of dwelling units within the dwelling. 6. Description of procedure through which tenant inquiries and complaints are to be processed. 4. Resident Agent Required. No operating license shall be issued or renewed for a non-resident owner of rental dwelling