(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall own or operate a Boarding House, Homeless Shelter, Rehabilitation Home, or Transitional Housing facility on any premises within Jefferson County unless an annual license for its operation has been applied for and issued by the Director or his or her designee 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 1st, whether or not the next occurring September 1st 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 Boarding House, Homeless Shelter, Rehabilitation Home, or Transitional Housing facility licensed under this subchapter shall post the operator’s license, in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to such facility so that it may be easily read at any time.
(D) Application for renewal of a license for a Homeless Shelter, Rehabilitation Home, or Transitional Housing facility shall be made at least 90 days before the expiration of the current license. Application for renewal of a license for a Boarding House shall be made at least 30 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.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 222-2010, approved 11-8-2010; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 170-2021, approved 11-22-2021) Penalty, see § 115.999