(A) Requirements. All rental structures regulated by this chapter are required to be registered pursuant to this chapter and shall comply with the following.
(1) All existing rental structures shall be registered by property address by close of business of (date TBD) the effective date of this chapter. Registration, which is the owner’s responsibility, if is on file prior to this date will be at no cost.
(2) All newly constructed rental structures shall be registered prior to any use or occupancy as a rental structure.
(3) All existing non-rental structures which are legally converted to rental structures shall be registered, prior to the date on which the property is first occupied for rental purposes.
(4) A new owner or purchaser shall register a rental structure which is sold, transferred, or conveyed from previous owners within 30 days of the date of the sale/closing. New owners of rental structures are responsible for the completion of the registration process.
(5) Registration is one time only for an owner of a rental structure. A rental structure registered under this chapter must be reregistered only when the rental structure changes ownership as described in division (A)(4) above or loss of registration has occurred.
(6) All property taxes must be current with no balances at time of registration.
(B) Registration forms. Registration application forms shall be made in such form and in accordance with such instruction as may be provided by the Administrator of the Department of Planning and Zoning or his or her authorized designees. It is the property owner’s responsibility to obtain and submit the registration form in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 3-14-2019)