A. No building permit, demolition permit, conditional use permit or other land use entitlement which would result in withdrawal from rent or lease of one or more residential hotel units shall be issued for a building subject to this chapter unless the city council issues a conversion certificate indicating that the owner has complied with all requirements of this chapter, or has provided satisfactory guarantees of future compliance. An owner who has demonstrated substantial and reasonable, good faith efforts within the meaning of Section 18.20.060 shall be considered to have complied with the requirements of this chapter.
B. The application for conversion certificate shall be made to the director and shall contain:
1. A tenant list or lists, including:
a. The name of each eligible tenant currently residing in the building at the time the notice to tenants was issued,
b. A list of units not currently occupied by eligible tenants,
c. A list of names and last-known addresses of the last eligible tenants to reside in each vacant unit or in a unit with an ineligible tenant, including the dates of occupancy, whether the tenancy was terminated by the owner or the tenant, the reason for termination, and whether a notice of rent increase had been given to the tenant within sixty (60) days prior to termination,
d. A list of any new tenants occupying a residential hotel unit after the notice to tenants was issued, for whom relocation benefits are not provided;
2. Evidence that the notice to tenants required by Section 18.20.080 of this chapter was given at least sixty (60) days prior to submission of the application and posted for at least sixty (60) days prior to submission of the application;
3. A listing of the relocation benefits paid or to be paid by the owner in compliance with this chapter, indicating the recipient, amount and date of actual or proposed payment;
4. A list of the comparable units provided to each tenant;
5. A list of tenants who have relocated;
6. If the owner has not offered comparable units as called for by this chapter, but is claiming to have made good faith efforts pursuant to Section 18.20.060(C)(2), information specified in that section shall be provided.
C. The director will review the information submitted in the application for a conversion certificate and forward the application to city council with a recommendation on whether the owner has complied with all requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 2013-0021 § 106; Ord. 2006-056 § 1)