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Attachment A 40 licensing program is a mechanism to ensure that rental housing will not become a nuisance to the 41 neighborhood; will not foster blight and deterioration; and /or will not create a disincentive to 42 reinvestment in the community. The operation of an MRD is a business enterprise that entails 43 responsibilities. Operators are responsible to assure that residents and children may pursue the normal 44 activities of life in surroundings that meet the following criteria: safe, secure, and sanitary; free from 45 crimes and criminal activity, noises, nuisances, or annoyances; and free from unreasonable fears about 46 safety of persons and security of property. 47 48 908.02: DEFINITIONS 49 For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below. 50 51 A. Building Official: The designated Building Official for the City of Roseville or his /her duly 52 authorized representative(s). 53 B. Clt Shall mean the City of Roseville. 54 C. City Council: Shall mean the City Council of the City of Roseville. 55 D. City - Approved Inspector's Report or Inspection Report: Shall mean a rental dwelling inspection 56 report prepared and signed by a City rental housing inspector or inspector contracted by the City 57 to conduct an inspection and provide a report to the City. 58 E. Denial: The refusal to grant a license to a new or renewing applicant by the City. 59 F. Dwelling Unit: Any portion of a building thereof that contains living facilities, including 60 provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. 61 G. Lease: An oral or written agreement between an MRD owner and a tenant for temporary use of 62 a rental dwelling unit, usually in exchange for payment of rent. 63 H. License: The formal approval of an activity specified on the certificate of license issued by the 64 City. 65 I. Local Agent: Owner's representative who resides in any of the following Minnesota counties: 66 Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington. 67 J. Multifamily Rental Dwellinu(MRD): Any building or portion thereof that contains five (5) or 68 more dwelling units that may be attached side -by -side, stacked floor -to- ceiling, and /or have a 69 common entrance and have a common owner that are being rented out in the City of Roseville. 70 This does not apply to Minnesota Department of Health — licensed rest homes, convalescent care 71 facilities, nursing homes, hotels, motels, managed home -owner associations, cooperatives, or 72 on- campus college housing. 73 K. Owner: A person, agent, firm, or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the property. 74 In any corporation or partnership, the term owner includes general partners and corporate 75 officers. 76 L. Permissible Occupant Load: The maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a building 77 or space within a building per City Code. 78 M. Reinspection: A follow -up inspection that is a) conducted to determine if a Code violation has 79 been corrected; b) needed because a licensee, owner, or other responsible party fails to attend a 80 scheduled inspection; c) needed because a scheduled inspection does not occur or is prevented 81 due to any act of a licensee, owner, or responsible party; or d) any inspection other than the 82 initial inspection for a license application where one or more violations are found. 83 N. Rent: The consideration paid by a tenant to the owner of a rental dwelling unit for temporary 84 and exclusive use of the rental dwelling unit by the tenant. The consideration is not limited to 85 cash. 86 O. Repair: To restore to a sound and functional state of operation, serviceability, or appearance. 87 P. Revoke: To take back a license issued by the City. 2