Unless otherwise expressly stated or clearly indicated by context, the following terms as used in this subchapter shall have the meanings indicated in this section:
CODE. The Municipal Code of the City of Palos Heights as amended, all city rules, regulations, and policies, and all state laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
CODE OFFICIAL. The Building Commissioner, Building Inspector, or the Commissioner's designee.
DWELLING. Any building, or portion thereof, designed or used for residential occupancy including any accessory buildings, pools, gazebos, sheds of any type or for any purpose, hot tubs or any other type of accessory to the residence. The terms DWELLING or DWELLING UNIT shall not include:
(1) Short-term rental lodging houses for transient overnight occupancy use, or subletting of any house, including any accessory buildings, pools, gazebos, sheds of any type or for any purpose, hot tubs or any other type of accessory to the residence, for less than 30 consecutive days;
(2) Automobile house trailers;
(3) Motels or hotels;
(4) Nursing homes;
(5) Boarding houses;
(6) Hospital patient housing; or
(7) Rooming houses.
INITIAL INSPECTION. The first inspection of a dwelling unit for the purpose of determining compliance with the code.
LET FOR OCCUPANCY OR LET. To permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling unit to a person who is or who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement, license, or similar instrument, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement or contract of sale for the premises.
OCCUPANT. A person occupying a dwelling unit or using the property as a legal address for any purpose.
OWNER. Any person, agent, operator, firm, or corporation having a legal or equitable ownership interest in a property.
PERSON. A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, or any group acting as a unit or legal entity, as well as a natural person.
PROPERTY AGENT. A person, operator, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity designated in writing by the property owner on the owner's certificate of compliance application.
RE-INSPECTION. Any inspection of a residential rental property that occurs after the initial inspection.
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY. Any dwelling unit let for occupancy to a person or persons for any amount of rent or compensation and for use as a dwelling unit. Any person, or owner, who rents, leases or loans out any residential rental property for any amount of rent or compensation for any dwelling unit, for a period of time less than six months, must submit to the City of Palos Heights Building Department, a copy of any lease, contract or agreement entered into.
(Ord. O-28-16, passed 11-1-16; Am. Ord. O-12-22, passed 8-2-22)