A. Definitions: For purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings set forth herein. Words used in the present tense include the future tense, plural words include the singular and singular words include the plural. Words not specifically defined shall be given their common and ordinary meaning. The word "shall" is mandatory and not merely directory.
APPLICANT: The owner, or the owner's authorized representative, applying for a permit pursuant to this chapter.
DIRECTOR: The finance director of the city, or his or her designee.
OWNER'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER: Any person authorized by a writing signed by the owner to act on the owner's behalf in regard to an owner's rental dwelling unit.
PERMITTEE: The person issued a rental dwelling unit permit pursuant to this chapter.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, organization, joint stock association or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT: Any structure or part of a structure, including, but not limited to, a home, apartment, condominium and unit of a multiplex or apartment building, which is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons and that is rented or leased, in whole or in part, for thirty (30) consecutive days or greater in any consecutive twelve (12) month period.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT PERMIT: The permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
SUBJECT PROPERTY: The real property where the rental dwelling unit is located.
B. Scope: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
1. Housing accommodations in any hospital, state licensed community care facility, convent, monastery, or other facility occupied exclusively by members of a religious order; extended medical care facility; asylum; on campus fraternity or sorority houses; or on campus housing accommodations owned, operated or managed by an institution of higher education, a high school, or an elementary school for occupancy by its students.
2. Housing accommodations which a federal, state or local government unit, agency or authority owns, operates or manages, or which are specifically exempted from municipal regulation by state or federal law or administrative regulation. This exception shall not apply after the governmental ownership, operation, or management regulation is discontinued.
3. Mobilehomes, mobilehome parks, recreational vehicles as defined in Health And Safety Code section 18010, or recreational vehicle parks.
4. Owner occupied single-family dwellings.
5. Housing projects having units available at affordable rents, as defined in Health And Safety Code section 50053, which have received financial assistance from the city or the city's former redevelopment agency. (Ord. 2773, 2012)