HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 693ORDINANCE NO, 693
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO HULTIPLE DWELLINGS AND
THE LICENSING THEREOF,
THE CITY OF COLUHBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
Section
No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, use, o¢cppy,
maintain, operate or allow any multiple dwelling
in the City of Columbia Heights to be used, occupied,
maintained or operated contrary to this ordinance.
Section 2.
"Multiple Dwelling" is herein defined as any building
or structure containing therein three or more
dwelling units whether used solely or exclusively
for residential purposes or otherwise.
Section 3.
No person, firm or corporation shall allow to be
occupied or let to another for occupancy any unit
in a multiple dwelling, except hotels, for which a
registration statement has not been properly made
and filed in duplicate with the building inspector.
Said registration statement shall be made and filed
within sixty (60) days after February 24, 1969, en
forms furnished by the building inspector for such
purpose and shall set forth be following information:
Name and address of the owner of the multiple
dwelling. In cases where the owner of the
multiple dwelling lives out§ide of Columbia Heights
city limits, the registration shall be made by
an operator who shall be legally responsible
for compliance with this and other City of
Columbia Heights ordinances. The operator shall
live in Columbia Heights.
Name and address of any operator or agent actively
managing said multiple dwelling.
Name and address of alt partners (if the registrant
is a partnership).
Name and address of all officers of the corporation
(if the registrant is a corporation).
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Name and address of the vendees if the multiple
dwelling is being sold on a contract for deed.
f. Legal address of the multYple dwelling.
Section 4.
Section 5.
Section 6.
Number and kind of units within the multiple
dwel 1 ing.
Number of toilet and bath faci. litles shared by
the odcupants of two or more units.
i. Heights of the multiple dwelling in stories.
j. Construction of the exterior of the building.
k. Total floor area of the building.
Total area provided on premises for off-street
parking.
Number of automobiles maintained and parked
upon the premises.
Execution of statement. Registration shall be
subscribed and sworn to by the registrant before
an officer duly qualified to take oaths and shall
be made by the owner if the owner is a natural
person; if the owner is a corporation, by an
officer thereof; if the owner is a partnership, by a
partner thereof; and if an unincorporated association,
by the manager or managing officer thereof.
Renewal of registration is required annually by this
ordinance and shall be made by filling out the
required renewal forms furnished by the building
inspector. Such renewal of registrations may be
made only where there has not been a change in the
ownership, operator, agent or type of occupancy as
originally registered.
No such registration shall be assignable. If the
name or address of any of the persons required to
be registered shall change, or if any change is made
in the number or type of units registered, then new
registration statements shall be properly made and
filed with the building inspector within ten (lO)
days from the date of such change. All multiple
dwellings, except hotels, shall be registered
annually. Commencing with the year t970 the registration
of all multiple dwellings shall be renewed not later
than the 1st day of December of 1969. Thereafter
registration for the multiple dwel 1 ing shal I be
filed no later than December 1 of the preceding year.
An annual fee of $10.00 for the first four un~ts
and $2.00 for each additional unit shall be
collected by the building inspector for each
registration under this ordinance. However, if any
registration is not made within the time set forth
in this ordinance, then the registration fee shall be
double the amount of fee required by this ordinance
plus $1.00 for each calendar month or fraction
thereof after the date the registration should
have been made providing that no registration fee,
including penalties, shall exceed $25.00 for any
one registration. All registration fees collected
shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
Section 7.
Posting. Every registrant of a multiple dwelling
shall post the receipted copy of the registration
received from the building inspector and occupancy
recOrd card issued by the building inspector. These
items shall be conspicuously posted ~n a frame with
a glass covering by the registrant in a public
corridor or hallway or lobby of the multiple
dwelling for which they are issued.
Section 8,
Inspection. The building inspector shall inspect
the premises one or more times a year to assure such
compliance with this ordinance. Except an
emergency that involves an immediate hazard to
the health, safety and welfare of human beings,
no entry into the premises for the purposes of
inspection to determine the compliance shall be
made without consent of the owner or occupant after
notice of intent to inspect. Where consent is
refused, then the City may proceed to inspect after
a hearing before the City Council with five (5)
days registered written notice to the last known
address of the owner or occupant and where the
City Council determines from such hearing that
the inspection is reasonably necessary to assure
compliance with this chapter.
Section 9.
No license shall be issued or renewed to an owner
with respect to any premises in which there exists
a willful violation of the zoning ordinance,
building or construction code, or other similar
ordinance which relates to lands and buildings or
their construction or use, and which affects the
premises involved.
Secti. on 10. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other
provision of this ordinance be declared by a Court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not effect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole nor any part thereof other
than the part so declared to be invalid.
Section Il. Any person violating this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine not to exceed $100.00 or by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Section 12. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after thirty (30) days after its
passage.
First reading: February 10, 1969
Second reading: February 24, 1969
Offered by: King
Seconded by: Jeska
Roll Call: Ali Ayes