§ 1125.09  ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES.
   (a)   In a dwelling or apartment occupied as a private residence, rooms may be rented or table board furnished to one or two persons in accordance with the provisions of division (b) below, provided no window display or sign is used to advertise such use.
   (b)   Unless approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, no person shall rent or lease any premises or part thereof to roomers or furnish board in violation of the provisions of this section.
      (1)   In a single-family dwelling there shall not be more than two roomers.
      (2)   In a double house or a two-family dwelling there shall not be more than one roomer in each family unit, except that upon written request by the owner and approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals there may be two roomers in one family unit and none in the other.
      (3)   In an apartment house there shall not be more than one roomer in each apartment.
      (4)   No person not living in such building shall rent or lease to any roomers.
      (5)   No person shall rent or lease to roomers on the third floor of any dwelling.
      (6)   No person shall rent or lease to roomers in the basement.
      (7)   No person shall furnish board to more than two persons.
      (8)   No person shall rent or lease rooms in any part of a building except his or her own suite or unit.
      (9)   Existing rooming houses, operated in Class U1 or U2 Districts, may continue under temporary licenses, upon the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 4761, passed 11-17-1953)  Penalty, see § 1125.99