(a) No person shall occupy, and no owner or resident agent shall permit a person to occupy a rental housing unit unless the Property Maintenance Officer has issued to the owner or resident agent a certificate of occupancy for such rental unit.
(b) (1) Application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made separately for each rental unit by supplying necessary information to determine compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations for the existing use or occupancy or the intended use or occupancy on forms supplied by the Property Maintenance Officer. Such information shall include but need not be limited to the following:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the rental housing property;
B. The name, address and telephone number of the resident agent of the rental housing property if one is required;
C. The address of the rental housing property and the number of rental units contained within the rental housing property;
D. The current name, address, business and/or home telephone number, and social security number of the persons who, since the last application, have been occupying the rental housing unit, and the address or other identification of the rental housing unit which they occupied;
E. The familial relationship, if any, among the persons listed in division (b)(1)D. of this section;
F. In the case of a third floor rental housing unit, a statement that no person who occupies the third floor rental housing unit stores, cooks or otherwise prepares food in the third floor rental housing unit or other common area; that such activities shall not be permitted; and that appliances or equipment which are used for such activities are no being provided or permitted on the premises;
G. The name of the head of the household of each rental housing unit;
H. A statement that the information is necessary for tax purposes; and
I. Such other information as may be requested on a voluntary basis.
(2) The Property Maintenance Officer shall issue a certificate of occupancy for a separate third floor rental housing unit within a two-family dwelling structure only when the certificate of occupancy has been renewed continuously without expiration or termination in accordance with this section.
(3) The Property Maintenance Officer may revoke a certificate of occupancy if any false statement appears in the application or if the information contained in the application is inaccurate.
(c) (1) Every application for a certificate of occupancy or a renewal thereof shall be accompanied by an application fee of ten dollars ($10.00). Such fee shall be waived if the application is filed within the 30-day period specified in division (c)(3) of this section.
(2) A certificate of occupancy shall expire 5 years from the date of its issuance, or from the date of commencement of occupancy, whichever date is earlier.
(3) An application for renewal of a certificate of occupancy shall be submitted to the Property Maintenance Officer no earlier than 30 days prior to the expiration date of the certificate and no later than the expiration date.
(Ord. 122-01. Passed 12-19-01; Ord. 92-2003. Passed 10-7-03.)