Sec. 59-A-6.10. Registered living unit--Standards and requirements.

A registered living unit, permitted in, agricultural, one-family residential and planned unit development zones, must:

   (a)   be registered with and inspected by the Director, in which process:

      (1)   The owner must affirm, in an affidavit of compliance provided by the Director, that the registered living unit will be maintained, occupied and removed or converted to accessory apartment use, as provided by the requirements of this section.

      (2)   The Director may designate another County agency or department to administer and enforce the registration and inspection requirements.

      (3)   The Director is authorized to adopt Executive Regulations by Method 2 which may:

         (i)   provide for periodic inspections, including access by inspectors at reasonable times, and compliance with applicable codes;

         (ii)   establish procedures for initial and continuing registration of a registered living unit including provisions for removal when it is no longer being used for purposes set forth in the definition;

         (iii)   include such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Section; and

         (iv)   establish fees as necessary to cover the cost of administration.

   (b)   comply with the Housing and Building Maintenance Standards of Chapter 26 of this Code as amended;

   (c)   have at least one party wall in common with the main dwelling;

   (d)   be subordinate to the main dwelling;

   (e)   use the same street address as the main dwelling;

   (f)   have any separate entrance located so that the appearance of a one-family dwelling is preserved;

   (g)   not be rented for financial remuneration, except that the services of household employees or expenses shared by family members are not deemed to be rent;

   (h)   not be operated on the same lot or parcel as another registered living unit, an accessory apartment, a family of unrelated persons, or any other residential use for which rent is charged, except an accessory dwelling in an agricultural zone; and

   (i)   be removed whenever it is no longer occupied as a registered living unit, unless the owner applies for and is granted either a special exception or a license for an attached accessory apartment under Section 59-G-2.00.6 or Section 59-A-6.20, or whenever the one-family detached dwelling unit in which it is located is no longer occupied by the owner.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 11- 61, § 2; Ord. No. 17-28, § 2.)

   Editor's note-Section 59-A-6.10, entitled "Re-Use of Public School Buildings," derived from Ord. No. 10-19, § 1, and Ord. No. 10-33, § 1, was repealed by Ord. No. 11-3, § 1. Subsequently, § 2 of Ord. No. 11-61 added a new § 59-A-6.10.