§ 15.24.1610. Dwelling unit registration—Four persons.

A.

The owner of dwelling units in an R-5, R-8 and R-10 or in any detached or duplex single-family dwelling or townhouse in any district or in Spring Chase PRD No. 1, shall request approval by the director of the Housing and Community Development Department for an occupancy by four unrelated persons, not including the children of either of them, by the following procedure:

1.

Filing a registration form with the Housing and Community Development Department on or before March 1 of 2006.

2.

Paying a registration fee set by resolution of the council.

3.

Providing a copy of the deed and an affidavit together with a copy of a lease, if available, attesting to the occupancy by four unrelated individuals, not including the children of either of them, during the one year period prior to December 16, 2002.

4.

The Housing and Community Development Department shall inspect the dwelling unit and approve or disapprove the registration on or before July 1, 2006.

5.

The dwelling unit shall comply with the following standards prior to approval:

a.

The dwelling unit was occupied by four unrelated persons, not including the children of either of them, prior to December 16, 2002;

b.

The dwelling unit contained four bedrooms prior to December 16, 2002;

c.

The dwelling unit complies with parking code provisions; and

d.

The dwelling unit complies with the property maintenance code at the time of inspection or is brought into compliance within the time limits established by the code following notice of violation.

6.

After the filing of the registration form, the Housing and Community Development Department shall post notification of the filing on the subject property and on the city's website. Owners of neighboring properties may present affidavits regarding occupancy of the subject property to the Housing and Community Development Department within fifteen (15) days of the date of posting.

7.

The Housing and Community Development Department shall consider all affidavits and inspection results when approving or disapproving the registration.

8.

If the registration of the property is disapproved, then the owner may appeal pursuant to Section 15.24.360. An affiant may appeal the decision of the Housing and Community Development Department pursuant to Section 15.24.360. All persons submitting affidavits shall be notified of the date, time and place of the appeal hearing.

B.

If the owner fails to register a dwelling unit on or before March 1, 2006, then the occupancy for that dwelling unit shall be permanently reduced to two unrelated persons, not including the children of either of them.

C.

If the owner of a dwelling unit, after approval of dwelling unit registration, is in violation of property maintenance code, and the owner fails to bring the unit into compliance within the time limits established by the code, the permitted occupancy for that unit will be permanently reduced to three.

(Ord. 1974 (part), 2005; Ord. 1961 (part), 2005)

( Ord. No. 2456, 10-9-2017 )