A. Applications for housing registration shall be made in writing or by electronic application on forms prepared and provided by the City of Reading Property Maintenance Division and shall be accompanied by payment of the applicable fee(s) as per the City of Reading Fee Schedule, Chapter 212. Such forms shall require, but shall not be limited to, the following information and shall be accepted and sworn to by the owner:
(1) The name, business address, date of birth, telephone numbers (business and mobile), and driver's license, state-issued identification or governmental identification number(s) of all of the owner(s) and the responsible local agent of any residential and mixed-use parcel. A federal EIN (employee identification number) must be provided if the owner is a corporation, limited-liability company, or partnership.
(2) The address of the premises for which the housing registration is required.
(3) A zoning permit application as applicable.
(4) Participation in a recognized trash/disposal program and the City's recycling program will be verified.
(5) The business privilege license number as provided by the City.
B. Registration of any parcel required to have a housing registration is required within 30 days of the change of ownership or change of use.
C. Special provisions for properties with a valid housing permit issued prior to December 31, 2007, but lacking valid zoning permits for multiple-dwelling or rooming house use.
(1) Any property previously registered with the City of Reading Property Maintenance Division and holding a valid housing permit issued by the Reading Property Maintenance Division prior to December 31, 2007, and has remained current shall be required to apply to the Zoning Administrator for a zoning permit prior to submitting an application for a housing registration. The Zoning Administrator shall make an initial determination as to whether the subject property is located within a zoning district where multifamily rental use is legally permitted as an allowed use or a use previously approved as a conditional use pursuant to Subsection D of § 27-1203 of the Zoning Ordinance, as amended.
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(a) If the Zoning Administrator determines that the subject property is located within a zoning district where multifamily rental use is legally permitted in accordance with the foregoing provisions in Subsection A, it will be granted a zoning permit as a legally permitted use under the applicable zoning, subject to Subsection B hereunder, and it will be required to comply with all of the provisions of this subpart and any other applicable chapters as verified upon inspection by the Property Maintenance Division.
(b) If the subject property had a valid housing permit as of December 31, 2007, but is determined to be located within a zoning district where multifamily rental use is not legally permitted in accordance with the foregoing provisions in Subsection A, it will be granted a zoning permit as a prior nonconforming use by the Zoning Administrator within the meaning of Subsection B of § 27-607 of the Zoning Ordinance
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and remain eligible for a housing registration provided it conforms to the remaining requirements of the City of Reading codes and Code of the City of Reading.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall make a secondary determination as to whether the number of dwellings present exceeds the number of units previously recorded for the premises in City records. A housing registration will be denied until the property is modified to comply with the number of units previously recorded.
(3) A zoning permit issued by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with Subsections A and B hereinabove shall satisfy the requirements of § 308-105, and the issuance of a housing registration shall be subject to compliance with the remaining provisions of Subsection A.
2. Editor's Note: See § 600-1203.