A. Application For Permit: The applicant for an initial or renewed permit to engage in the business of renting or leasing a rental dwelling unit shall provide to the director, on a form prepared by the director, the following information:
1. The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the rental dwelling unit.
2. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, if the applicant is an authorized representative of the owner and a copy of the owner's written and signed authorization.
3. A telephone number to contact the owner and/or the authorized representative, as provided in the standards of operation, as described in subsection B of this section. A confidential/nonbusiness twenty four (24) hour contact telephone number, designated by the owner and/or the authorized representative as confidential, shall be treated as confidential by the city and shall only be available to authorized representatives of the city.
4. The location and address of the subject property and all rental dwelling units.
5. A description of the size and character of all rental dwelling units, including, but not limited to, the type (home, apartment, condominium), the number of units, total square feet, and the number of bedrooms/bathrooms of the rental dwelling units.
6. A certification signed by the owner and any authorized representative under penalty of perjury that to the best of their knowledge and belief on the date of application, each rental dwelling unit identified in the application complies with the standards of operation, as described in subsection B of this section.
7. Any other information deemed necessary by the director in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
B. Standards Of Operation: As a condition to the issuance or renewal of a rental dwelling unit permit, the owner, and the owner's authorized representative (if any), shall be responsible for complying with the following standards:
1. Each rental dwelling unit, and the subject property upon which each rental dwelling unit is located, shall be in compliance with all applicable state and local laws.
2. Each rental dwelling unit, and the subject property upon which each rental dwelling unit is located, shall not be operated, conducted or maintained so as to constitute a public nuisance.
3. The exterior of all rental dwelling units and the subject property shall be subject to inspection by the city.
4. The owner or any authorized representatives of the owner shall be available in person, by telephone, by telephone answering machine, or by other electronic messaging device to authorized representatives of the city on a twenty four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week basis to receive calls regarding the condition and/or operation of all rental dwelling units and the subject property. Failure to respond to calls in a timely and appropriate manner may result in revocation of the permit. For purposes of this subsection, responding in a timely and appropriate manner shall mean that:
a. A response to an initial call shall be made in a prompt and timely manner for the purpose of acknowledging the call and communicating a preliminary plan for any necessary corrective action; and
b. Within thirty (30) calendar days of the initial call, any necessary corrective action to address any violation of this chapter shall be completed, unless:
(1) Failure to complete the necessary corrective action may jeopardize the health and safety of the occupants, in which case the corrective action shall be completed as quickly as reasonably possible; and/or
(2) The director determines that additional time to complete the corrective action was reasonable, based on the permittee's demonstration that the delay was not caused by the permittee, and the delay was caused by extraordinary circumstances that justify an extension of time to complete the corrective action.
C. Permit Application Fee: The permit application fee, established by resolution of the city council and in an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the city for implementing and carrying out the regulatory program established by this chapter, shall accompany all written applications for a rental dwelling unit permit, including applications to renew a rental dwelling unit permit.
D. Renewal Of Permit: Prior to the expiration of the permit, an applicant shall renew a rental dwelling unit permit following the same procedures stated in this section. To ensure city review of an application for renewal prior to expiration of a permit, an application to renew must be provided to the director at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the permit. However, no application for renewal of the rental dwelling unit permit shall be accepted earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the permit. (Ord. 2773, 2012)