This article applies to all rental dwelling units within the City saving and excepting that it shall not apply to owner occupied dwellings wherein roomers or boarders are maintained in common living areas in accordance with other applicable codes and ordinances, nor shall it apply to hotels, and motels, nor shall it apply to owners of single family dwellings who, during their ownership, have occupied the dwelling for at least two (2) years immediately prior to rental and for which neither the lease term nor the actual period of rental occupancy shall exceed two (2) years, provided, however, that in any case in which the provisions of this section shall impose a hardship upon any owner of a single family dwelling by reason of extended military service or similar circumstances, such Owner shall have the right to apply to the Building Code Board of Appeals for extension or reduction of the time periods set forth herein under the procedures set forth in Section 136.11
. In reviewing such application for extension or reduction this article, consideration shall be given to whether or not any claimed hardship is self-imposed, provided, however, that hardship resulting from voluntary service in the United States Armed Forces shall not be deemed to have been self-imposed.
(Passed 9-19-16