(a) Any person employed in the classified service of the City shall establish a permanent domicile within a radius of seven miles from the Berea City Hall not later than six months after permanent appointment, and such domicile shall be maintained as long as such person continues in the classified service.
(b) No exceptions from the residency rule as set out in Section 135.25(a), above, shall be allowed, either by the appointing or the Commission, provided however, that the Commission may allow a period of not more than six months to any original appointee in which such appointee is directed to meet the residency requirement established herein.