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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
CHAPTER 215 – TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
215.01   Definition
215.02   License Required; Term and Transfer
215.03   License Application and Fee
215.04   Inspection Prior to License Issuance
215.05   License Issuance
215.06   Posting License
215.07   Register of Guests
Cross-reference:
   Heating business buildings, CO 203.09
Statutory reference:
   Hotel license, RC 3731.03
   Hotel sanitation, RC 3731.09 et seq.
§ 215.01 Definition
   As used in this chapter, “transient residential building” means any building or structure kept, used or maintained as a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests and the general public. The term includes all buildings known as hotels, motels or motor hotels, and also includes industrial camps where people are temporarily lodged by their employer.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 215.02 License Required; Term and Transfer
   No transient residential building shall be occupied or permitted to be occupied unless the owner, lessee or person in charge has first applied for and obtained the required license. A license issued for a transient residential building shall expire not later than the calendar year for which issued, irrespective of the date of its issuance, and shall not be transferable.
   Whenever the interest of a licensee in a transient residential building ceases, the license shall immediately become void. However, upon the death of a licensee, the license shall be valid for thirty (30) days from the date of death in favor of the legal representatives of the licensee, or of the person to whom such transient residential building passed by law, but in no case shall such days extend beyond the end of the calendar year for which the license was issued.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 215.03 License Application and Fee
   Every application for a transient residential building license shall be on a City form and shall state the name and address of the applicant; the nature and extent of his or her interest and, if the applicant is not the proprietor, then the application shall also state the name and address of the proprietor. The application shall further contain an accurate description of the transient residential building, its location, the number of rooms, the maximum number of guests to be accommodated at any one time and any other information as may be required by the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. The application shall be accompanied by fees for each transient residential building under the following schedule:
 
Number of Rooms
Fee
0 - 50
$60.00
51 - 100
$115.00
101 - 200
$220.00
over 200
$310.00
 
(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)
§ 215.04 Inspection Prior to License Issuance
   The Commissioner of Environmental Health shall authorize the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses to grant to the applicant an operating license for the transient residential building, provided it has been found, after a thorough inspection, to comply in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, and of all state laws and City ordinances applicable to the operation thereof.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 215.05 License Issuance
   The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall grant to the applicant therefor, an operating license, which license shall clearly specify the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, and in addition, if such person is other than the owner, the name and address of such owner, the location of such transient residential building, the maximum number of guests permitted therein at any one time, the date of expiration of such license and such other information as the Commissioner shall prescribe.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
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