(A) Generally. The application fee shall be determined by the City Council from time to time by resolution and shall be paid at the time of application. In the case of licensing periods of less than one year, registration fees may be prorated quarterly.
(B) Conversion fee. An owner-occupied unit that has not previously been a registered rental property and is converted to a rental property shall pay a conversion fee as adopted in the city fee schedule. The onetime conversion fee includes the rental registration application and inspection fees for the first year. A rental property with a registration that has been expired for greater than one year will be subject to the full conversion fee and licensing inspection upon application for a rental registration.
(C) Annual fire inspection fee. Multi-family rental residential buildings with shared common areas subject to an annual Fire Code inspection are required to pay the cost of the inspection as determined by the City Council by resolution and shall be paid prior to issuance of the registration.
(D) Reinspection fees. The costs of any reinspections shall be at the applicant’s/owner’s expense and shall be paid prior to issuing the registration for that property.
(E) Other fees. The registration holder shall be responsible for any city costs in enforcing the registration provisions including reinspection fees, attorney fees and the like.
(Ord. 86, Seventh Series, passed 10-7-2019)