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Revised 1-10-06 – changes redlined 1 1 DRAFT ORDINANCE # _________________ 2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9 BY ADDING SECTION 907 TO THE CITY OF 3 ROSEVILLE CITY CODE REGARDING LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS OF 4 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OF 1 TO 4 UNITS 5 6 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: 7 8 Section 1. Section 907, hereby titled RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION 9 AND LICENSING is hereby created as follows. 10 11 Section 907.01. Purpose. The City recognizes a need for an organi zed inspection program of residential 12 rental property with 1 to 4 units within the City in order to establish and enforce minimum standards for 13 small rental units to meet City and State safety, hea lth, fire, and zoning codes within the City and to 14 provide a more efficient system to ensure that the st ock of rental property within the City is properly 15 maintained. The City recognizes that the most effici ent system to provide for rental inspections is the 16 creation of a program requiring the registration and licen sing of all residential rental property with 1 to 4 17 units within the City so that or derly inspections can be undertaken. 18 19 Section 907.02. Definitions. 20 21 1. The term “residential rental property” means any build ing, structure, room, enclosure, or mobile 22 home with 1 to 4 units including the real property upon which it is located and which surrounds 23 it, which is rented or offered for rent as living quarters. Residential rental property does not mean 24 on-campus college housing, hospital units, nursing home units, multiple rental property over 4 25 units or hotels or motels with daily rental units, all of which shall be specifically exempt from 26 registration and license under this Section. 27 2. The term “person” includes natural persons as well as business entities, whether one or more. 28 3. The term “City” means the City of Roseville, or, th e person or entity designated by the City to 29 administer and enforce this Section. 30 4. The term “Roseville HRA” or “HRA” means th e Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and 31 for the City of Roseville. The HRA is hereby desi gnated as the administrating entity of the City of 32 Roseville Residential Rental Property Registration and Licensing Program. 33 5. The term “compliance officer” means any person or entity designated by the Roseville HRA to 34 perform inspections and determine compliance with the applicable rules, standards, statutes and 35 ordinances. 36 37 Section 907.03. Registration and License Requirements . It is unlawful for any person to hereafter 38 occupy, allow to be occupied, advertise for occupancy, solicit occupants of, or let to another person for 39 occupancy any residential rental property of 1 to 4 units within the City for which an application for 40 license has not been properly made a nd filed with the City and for which there is not an effective license. 41 Initial application and renewal shall be made upon forms furnished by the City for such purpose and shall 42 specifically require the following minimum information: 43 1. Name, address and phone number of the property owner and, if owner is not a natural person, the 44 name, address and phone number of a designated agent for the owner. 45 2. The name, phone number, and address of any person authorized to make or order made repairs or 46 services for the property, if in violation of City or State Codes, if the person is different than the 47 owner. 48