(A) Failure to comply with any of these standards and conditions shall be adequate grounds for refusal to issue a regular rental dwelling license:
(1) The rental dwelling does not comply with all applicable provisions of the Kentucky Building Code, Kentucky Standards of Safety, Nuisance Code, Property Maintenance Code and zoning ordinance;
(2) The rental dwelling exceeds the maximum number of units permitted by the zoning ordinance;
(3) The rental dwelling is overcrowded or illegally occupied in violation of any applicable code;
(4) The rental dwelling has been used or converted to another type of use in violation of the zoning ordinance;
(5) The owner or managing agent of the rental dwelling is delinquent in the payment of any financial obligation owed to the city, including, but not limited to, occupational license taxes or other taxes, liens, and rental dwelling license fees or late charges;
(6) The owner or managing agent of a rental dwelling fails to correct any code violations within a proscribed timeframe;
(7) The rental dwelling is determined to be hazardous or unfit for human habitation due to defects in its structure or its electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems, or is boarded, requiring a code compliance inspection prior to re-occupancy; or
(8) The existence of any other condition or circumstance which, in the opinion of the city, is dangerous, unsafe or jeopardizes the health, welfare and safety of the general public or occupants.
(B) In the event a provisional rental dwelling license does not convert to a regular rental license, or if a regular rental dwelling license is not eligible for renewal, and the subject property is still being operated as rental dwelling, a code enforcement citation shall be issued to the owner of the property for failure to obtain a rental dwelling license pursuant to the procedures set forth in Ch. 92 of the city’s code of ordinances.
(1984 Code, § 155.08) (Ord. O-17-20, passed 8-11-2020)