(A) A mandatory inspection is a semiannual, interior and exterior inspection of the premises. Mandatory inspections occur during a four-year period to determine compliance with the applicable codes. A mandatory inspection is required when any of the following apply:
(1) If, within any one-year period, three or more notices/orders to comply have been issued to the owner or operator pursuant to this chapter concerning the same premises, the premises that was the subject of the notices/orders to comply may be subject to semiannual mandatory inspections;
(2) If, within any two-year period, two or more notices/orders to comply have been issued to the owner or operator pursuant to this chapter concerning the same premises, and such orders have not been complied within the time set forth in the notices/orders, the premises that was the subject of the notices/orders to comply may be subject to semiannual mandatory inspections;
(3) If the owner or operator has been convicted of a violation of this chapter, all premises with a rental unit that the owner owns or the operator operates may be subject to mandatory inspections;
(4) If the owner or operator has had a premises ordered razed by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, all premises with a rental unit that the owner owns or that the operator operates shall be subject to mandatory inspection.
(B) A mandatory inspection fee of $125 per rental unit shall be imposed and shall include the first two inspections semiannually.
(C) The re-inspection fee, per rental unit, for each re-inspection after the first two semiannual inspections, per rental unit is $50.
(D) Money collected under this section shall be used exclusively for the improvement of the housing, infrastructure and administration within the city and shall be held in a separate account.
(Prior Code, § 1495.10) (Ord. 65-2009, passed 6-8-2009)