A. License Required: No person shall rent a single-family detached dwelling unit in the R-1 zoning district to another for occupancy unless the city has issued a rental license for the dwelling unit.
B. License Application: The owner of a dwelling unit may submit an application for a rental license on forms provided by the city administrator or official designee. A person who has been issued a rental license shall give notice, in writing, to the city administrator, within five (5) business days of any change in the information contained on the license application.
C. License Fees: Licensing fees shall be prescribed, from time to time, by council resolution, and maintained on file in the office of the city administrator. The required fees shall be submitted along with the application for a new or renewal license. Applications for a renewal license submitted after the license term expiration are subject to a penalty fee.
D. License Terms: All dwelling unit rental licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year except as otherwise provided herein or in cases of suspension or revocation.
E. License Issuance: The city shall issue a dwelling unit rental license if real estate taxes and municipal utility bills for the dwelling unit have been paid, and city has no record of unresolved complaints regarding the property subject to the rental license.
F. Renewal Of License: A licensee may continue to rent a dwelling unit after the expiration date of the rental license provided that the owner has filed with the city administrator, on or before the expiration date, the appropriate renewal license application and license fee, and provided that the city has no record of unresolved complaints regarding the property subject to the rental license.
G. Transfer Of License: A rental license shall not be transferable to another person or to another dwelling unit. (Ord. 407, 4-4-2006)