(A) No person, firm or corporation shall own or operate a shelter on any premises within the city unless an annual license for the operation of a shelter has been applied for and issued by the Director for the premises and the license remains in effect in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Any license issued under this subchapter shall be valid from the date of issuance until the next occurring September 1, whether or not the next occurring September 1 is within the same calendar year as the grant of the license, unless the license has been suspended or revoked.
(C) Each owner or operator of a shelter licensed under this subchapter shall post the operator’s license, in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to such shelter so that it may be easily read at any time.
(D) Application for renewal of a license shall be made at least 90 days, but not before 210 days, before the expiration of the current license.
(E) If the renewal application and/or the annual fee are not tendered in a timely fashion, the Director shall serve notice to the operator that the failure to submit the renewal application and/or the annual fee within ten business days will be deemed an abandonment of the license as of the above-referenced renewal deadline. Service of the notice required by this section shall be deemed complete upon certified mailing, return receipt requested or personal delivery.
(F) The services of the multi-service shelter shall be subject to the requirements of this subchapter only for the programs and services related to the operation of the homeless shelter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a multi-service shelter must comply with § 124.05(A)(18).
(1984 Code, § 117.02) (Ord. O-05-20, passed 2-11-2020)