A. Compliance Required:
1. Every multiple-family dwelling shall be owned, operated and maintained in full compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes and regulations of the village.
2. The first license applied for with respect to any multiple- family dwelling under this chapter shall not be issued to any owner for any multiple-family dwelling in the event, at the time of application:
a. An existing inspection report identifies any code violation which has not been corrected, and the time for correction of said violation as noted in such inspection report has expired; or
b. Litigation is pending with respect to code violations at such multiple-family dwelling.
B. Inspections:
1. Required:
a. The village shall conduct an annual inspection and a preoccupancy inspection, as necessary, of every multiple- family dwelling during the license year to determine if said multiple-family dwelling is in full compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes and regulations of the village.
b. No owner shall rent or occupy any dwelling unit to a new tenant or new occupant until a preoccupancy inspection is completed by the village to determine if the dwelling unit is in full compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes and regulations of the village.
2. Scope: Any inspections conducted pursuant to this subsection B shall include the interior and exterior common areas. The annual inspection shall include the interior of the multiple-family dwelling units according to the following schedule:
a. In multiple-family dwellings containing up to and including eight (8) dwelling units, a minimum of two (2) dwelling units in each multiple-family dwelling;
b. In multiple-family dwellings containing from nine (9) to and including sixteen (16) dwelling units, a minimum of four (4) dwelling units in each multiple-family dwelling;
c. In multiple-family dwellings containing more than sixteen (16) dwelling units or owners who own three (3) or more multiple-family dwellings within the village boundaries, a minimum of one unit or twenty percent (20%), whichever is greater, of the total number of dwelling units owned.
C. Common Areas Classified As Multiple-Family Dwellings:
1. Where any common area is defined by this chapter as a multiple-family dwelling, no multiple-family dwelling served in whole or in part by such common area shall be deemed to be in compliance with this chapter unless and until such common area is in full compliance with this chapter and applicable ordinances, codes and regulations.
2. Where any multiple-family dwelling is served in whole or in part by any common area defined by this chapter as a multiple- family dwelling, no such common area shall be used for any type of business or recreational purpose or dwelling purpose (i.e., sleeping, bathing, etc.). Such common area may be used for limited storage of incidental and seasonal storage usage.
3. Any and all temporary structures intended to be used for a common area, such as a tent, must be approved and permitted by the village prior to installation. (Ord. 14-02, 4-14-2014)