(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 license or the renewal of a license pursuant to this Chapter.
FAMILY. A person or persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a rental dwelling unit.
LICENSEE. The person issued a license pursuant to this Chapter.
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 regards to the owner's rental dwelling unit.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, organization, joint stock association, or body politic; including any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT. Real property that includes any structure or part of a structure, including but not limited to, a home, apartment, condominium, mobile home (except a mobile home in a mobile park as described in Subdivision (b)(4)), units of multiplexes, and units of apartment buildings, 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 30 consecutive days or greater in any consecutive 12-month period. All units operated as a rental dwelling unit on the subject property shall constitute a single rental dwelling unit for purposes of this chapter.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT LICENSE or LICENSE. The license issued pursuant to this Chapter.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT. The department or subdivision thereof designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the County of San Bernardino to implement this Chapter.
SUBJECT PROPERTY. The underlying real property where the rental dwelling unit is located.
(b) Scope. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:
(1) Housing accommodations subject to a license under §§ 41.2101 et seq. of the County Code. This exception does not apply to residential hotels as defined in Health and Safety Code § 50519(b)(1).
(2) 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 house; or on-campus housing accommodation owned, operated, or managed by an institution of higher education, a high school, or an elementary school for occupancy by its students.
(3) Housing accommodations that a federal, state or local government unit, agency, or authority owns, operates, or manages, or which are specifically exempted from municipal regulation by Federal or State law or administrative regulation. This exception shall not apply once the governmental ownership, operation, or management regulation is discontinued.
(4) Mobilehomes in mobilehome parks, recreational vehicles as defined in Health and Safety Code § 18010, or recreational vehicle parks.
(5) Rental dwelling units that have a valid short-term private home rental permit pursuant to Chapter 84.28 of Title 8 of the County Code.
(6) Owner occupied single family dwelling.
(Ord. 4044, passed - -2008; Am. Ord. 4328, passed - -2017)