(A)
When the Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee finds that the minimum standards for licensing set forth herein have been met, he or she shall issue a rental license.
(B) When the Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee finds that the minimum standards for licenses set forth herein have not been met, he or she shall deny the issuance of a rental license. The denial shall be in writing and shall state that the applicant shall have 30 days to appeal the denial to the Appeals Board.
(C) The issuance of a rental license shall not have the effect of changing the legal status of a rental dwelling including, but not limited to legalizing an illegally created dwelling unit, use or other circumstance, or recognizing a nonconforming use, structure or other nonconformity.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 12-18-2012; Ord. 15-12, passed 12-2-2015; Ord. 19-09, passed 8-7-2019)
Penalty, see § 97.99