(a) A boarding house license shall be denied or may be revoked by the Zoning Director, Building Department Director or the Safety Director for any of the following conditions:
(1) Failure to meet and/or continuously comply with the requirements of this chapter, the charter, ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Bexley and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;
(2) Failure to maintain the requirements of the life safety plan;
(3) Failure to maintain the off street parking requirements;
(4) Continued or repeated instances of insanitation, or disregard of fire safety regulations, or inadequate maintenance of the building and/or of its parts or equipment;
(5) Continued or repeated instances of criminal conduct occurring on the premises by occupants or their guests, and/or continued or repeated instances of disturbance of the peace of the neighborhood.
(b) When the Zoning Director or their designee denies an application for a boarding house license, that official shall notify the applicant or licensee in writing. A notice of denial shall include the date of the denial, the time within which an appeal may be taken to the Board of Zoning and Planning and request for hearing made, and a brief statement of the facts upon which the denial is based.
(c) When a license or a boarding house license is revoked by the Zoning Director, Building Department Director or the Safety Director, that official shall notify the licensee in writing twenty days in advance of the date the license will be revoked. A notice revocation shall include the date on which the license shall be revoked, a brief statement of the facts upon which the revocation is based, and the time within which an appeal may be taken and request for hearing made.
(d) Any person whose application for a license to operate a boarding house has been denied or notice has been provided that an existing license will be revoked shall have the right to appeal the decision to the Board of Zoning and Planning. The appeal must be filed within twenty days from the date such notice was delivered, posted or otherwise received. Such appeal must be in writing and state with specificity the grounds upon which the appeal is taken. Failure to file a written appeal with both the City official providing the notice and the Board of Zoning and Planning within twenty days of the date such notice was delivered, posted or otherwise received shall constitute a waiver of the right to an appeal, the decision of the City official and the denial or revocation of any license shall be final. If an appeal is filed, the Board will hear the appeal at its next regular meeting for which adequate notice of the hearing and the agenda of the Board can be provided as required by the City charter, ordinances and rules of the City and the Board. Any revocation of a license shall be stayed until the decision of the Board.
(Ord. 09-20. Passed 4-14-20.)