(A) No person shall operate or rent any residential property without having obtained a license for such property from the village. All licenses shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and this Code. Each license shall be issued only to the premises and the owner named in the application. No change of location will be permitted. Licenses shall not be transferable or assignable.
(B) This licensing requirement shall not apply to:
(1) Single family dwellings for which a certificate of occupancy is not required under Chapter 155;
(2) Hotels and motels;
(3) Nursing homes, retirement centers, rest homes, or hospices licensed, inspected, and governed by state or federal laws, rules, or regulations;
(4) Group homes governed by ILCS Ch. 405, Act 351, §§ 1 et seq., as amended, Specialized Living Centers Act, dealing with the developmentally disabled or other similar uses governed by state or federal laws, rules, or regulations;
(5) Dormitories or similar housing operated by a university, college, or other institution of higher learning;
(6) Residential rental property located in a subdivision or development, the occupancy of which is intended or operated for persons aged 55 or over, in accordance with the federal "Housing for Older Persons Act" or other applicable law; and
(7) Residential rental property owned by the adult child(ren) (and/or their spouses) of the occupants thereof, where all of such occupants are either 55 years of age or older, or are disabled, within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act Illinois Human Rights Act, and where no other persons are occupants of such residential real property, provided, however, that such residential real property shall in all cases remain subject to the applicable inspectional and other requirements of Chapter 155.
(C) Each applicant for a residential rental license shall file a written application and shall submit the following information on an application provided by the village:
(1) Name, postal address, and home and business telephone numbers of the owner of the property.
(2) If property is held in trust, the name, postal address, home and business telephone numbers of the beneficiaries; the percentages of the ownership of all the beneficiaries of the trust; appropriate corporate or partnership information; including the name of the registered agent, president, manager or managing partner; and the name, postal address, and phone number of the property manager or management company representing the owner.
(3) Name, postal address (no P.O. boxes), email address, and business, home, and mobile telephone numbers of the owner and property agent to be contacted when potential violations of municipal ordinances occur. No license application shall be approved without the appointment of a property manager and the provision of this contact information.
(4) Telephone number of the owner (or property agent, if the owner is required to maintain a property agent) to be contacted when an emergency exists.
(5) An acknowledgment that an owner or property agent shall be reasonably accessible to the village and have a telephone number which shall be available to the village at any time.
(6) An acknowledgment that the rental property shall undergo an inspection by the village pursuant to Chapter 155. No license shall be issued or renewed unless the owner or operator agrees in their application to inspection pursuant to Chapter 155. No license shall be issued or renewed without proof that the residential rental property has been inspected and a current and valid certificate of occupancy has been issued for such residential rental property as required by the provisions of Chapter 155.
(D) In the event any of the information requested for a residential rental license should change, it shall be the obligation of the owner to notify the village in writing within ten days of the change.
(E) (1) The cost of an annual license shall be as follows:
(a) Single- family dwelling unit: $75 per residential dwelling unit for the initial license, and $65 per residential dwelling unit for subsequent license renewals where the owner attends the required crime-free housing seminar by means of viewing a village-approved online presentation. The license renewal fee for owners attending a live/in person village crime free housing seminar shall remain $75; and
(b) Apartment and multi-family buildings, (more than one unit per building): $100 per residential building.
(2) Licenses shall be issued on a calendar year basis, beginning January 1 of each year, and expiring on December 31 of each year. If ownership of a residential rental property changes during a license year, a new license shall be required. License fees shall not be prorated. A late fee of $25 shall be charged to any licensee for the issuance of a residential rental license for a given calendar year where such license is issued after January 1 of the calendar year for which such license is required, in addition to the otherwise applicable fees for the license.
(F) An owner may renew his residential rental property license at the expiration thereof, if the owner intends to continue to rent, provided that all qualifications to receive the license have been met, the owner has paid all applicable business license fees and any other fees and monies owed to the village, and the residential rental property is suitable for its purpose. Renewal privileges shall not be construed as a vested right.
(G) Multi-unit complex exemption. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, any development containing residential rental properties that constitutes a multi-unit complex shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter 156. As used in this chapter, a "multi-unit complex" shall consist of and include any development containing or having appropriate development approvals from the village to contain 175 or more residential rental properties under common ownership, which is professionally managed by personnel employed by or under contract to the owner thereof, and which includes the following listed amenities: 1) a clubhouse or common building intended and available for use by multi-unit complex residents, 2) recreational facilities for multi-unit complex residents, including but not necessarily limited to a swimming pool, fitness center or outdoor patio/gathering area and 3) common open space improved with pedestrian walking paths or sidewalks and areas for pet exercise. Nothing herein shall be deemed to exempt any multi-unit complex from compliance with the provisions of any other chapter of the Village Code of Ordinances, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapter 155.
(H) Voluntary multi-unit complex compliance. Notwithstanding the provisions of division (G) of this section, any development constituting a multi-unit complex as set forth in division (G) of this section may elect to comply with and be bound by the provisions of this Chapter 156 in the same manner and to the same extent as any residential rental properties not exempt from this Chapter 156 by submitting a residential rental license application pursuant to division (C) of this section, and noting on the application that it is submitted voluntarily pursuant to this division (H). Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, there shall be no fees due or owing with respect to any voluntary residential rental license application submitted under this division (H). Upon the issuance of a license pursuant to an application made under this division (H), the multi-unit complex described in the license application shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter 156 for the term of the license so issued.
(Ord. 16-1260, passed 3-2-16; Am. Ord. 16-1322, passed 10-5- 16; Am. Ord. 17-1349, passed 1-25-17; Am. Ord. 19-1566, passed 5-1-19; Am. Ord. 20-1635, passed 5-6-20)