(a) Display. No person shall operate a rooming house unless he holds a valid rooming house permit issued by the Housing Director in the name of the operator and for the specific rooming house. This permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the rooming house at all times.
(b) Application. A person may apply for a rooming house permit by filing a written application with the Housing Director. The applicant shall present his application to the Chief Building and Zoning Inspector and to the Fire Chief for endorsement with respect to the conformance of the subject property to the ordinances, rules and regulations which these officers are required to enforce. (Ord. 26-1962. Passed 5-7-62.)
(c) Fee. A person who applies for a rooming house permit shall pay a permit fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for a rooming house where space is let to five persons or less. He shall pay a permit fee of four dollars ($4.00) for each additional person. (Ord. 23-1984. Passed 3-5-84.)
(d) Conditions of Permit Issuance. The Housing Director shall issue a rooming house permit to a person who:
(1) Files a written application in accordance with this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Health;
(2) Pays the permit fee required by subsection (c) hereof; and
(3) Complies with this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Health.
(e) Expiration. Every rooming house permit shall expire at the end of one year following its issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked as hereinafter provided.
(f) Transfer Prohibited. No such rooming house permit is transferable. Every person holding such a permit shall give notice in writing to the Housing Director within twenty-four hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of ownership, interest in or control of any rooming house. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such rooming house.
(g) Denial of Permit. When the Housing Director denies an application for a rooming house permit, he shall notify the applicant in writing. The notice of denial shall include the date of denial, the time within which a request for hearing may be made and a brief statement of the facts upon which denial was based.
(h) Appeals. When the Housing Director denies an application for a rooming house permit, the applicant may request a hearing before the Board of Health, and the Board of Health shall hear and determine such appeal.
(Ord. 26-1962. Passed 5-7-62.)