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Rental Dwellings
Section 15-320. Inspection and Licensing of Rental Dwellings. It
shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate or cause to
be operated either as owner, lessee, agent or in any other capacity
within the City of St. Louis Park any multi -family apartment house
as defined in Section 15-340 of this Code without having first
obtained a license to do so as hereafter provided.
Section 15-321. Application for License. Within ninety (90) days
after the effective date of this ordinance, the owner of each multi-
family apartment house as hereinbefore stated existing on the effective
date of this Section shall make written application to the Director
of Inspectional Services for a license for such use on a form to be
supplied by the Director and containing such information as necessary
to administer and enforce the provisions of, and to insure compliance
with, the provisions of this ordinance, and the Housing Code in its
entirety. In addition, the legal owner of record of each such multi-
family apartment house, as hereinbefore stated, constructed after
the effective date of this ordinance shall make written application
to the Director for a license as herein provided prior to any initial
occupancy. Every applicant for a license shall assist the City in
making an inspection of all portions of the building. This includes
notifying the occupants of the building of the time when the inspection
will be conducted and requesting their cooperation in the insoection.
(Sec. 15-321 Amended by Ordinance 1264, May 5, 1974)
Section 15-322. Compliance with Housing Code and Standards. All rental
structures or buildings, including all habitable portions and accessory
areas of such buildings, shall comply with the minimal provisions of the
Housing Code, including those set forth in the Implementation Standards
Housing Code Requirements, Section I through VI, dated July 17, 1972,
which are incorporated into and made a part of this ordinance by reference.
The City shall make inspections for such compliance.
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Section 15-323. Issuance or Denial of License. Every applicant for a
license shall assist the City in making an inspection of all portions
of the structure. This includes notifying the occupants of the building
of the time when the inspection will be conducted and reciuestinq their
cooperation in the inspection. Upon completion of the inspection of the
structure, including all habitable portions, if the City Manager finds
that the requirements of the Ordinance Code have been met, a rental dwelling
license shall be issued. If it is found that the requirements of the
Housing Code have not been met, the application shall be denied. Written
denial shall include a notice specifying the defects that are to be
corrected as soon as reasonably possible. An applicant for a license or
any license holder who is in noncompliance with a notice stating defects
to be corrected, shall file a statement of vacancies with the City not
later than the 5th day of each month during the period when noncompliance
exists. The statement of vacancies shall specify any vacancies occurring
during the prior month and state that the vacancies have not been relet.
Failure to file such a statement or the filing of a false statement of
vacancies shall be a misdemeanor.
Section 15-324. License Period. All licenses issued under this
ordinance shall be for a period of 2 years. The license period
shall begin on July 1 and shall expire on June 30. The first
licenses issued under this ordinance shall expire on June 30, 1975.
Subsequent licenses shall expire on June 30 of each odd numbered
year thereafter. The issuance of a temporary certificate preceding
the actual issuance of a license shall not extend the expiration
date of the license.
(Sec. 15-324 Amended by Ordinance 1264, May 6, 1974)
Section 15-325. Transfer of License. A license issued hereunder
is transferable, for a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), to any person
who has acquired ownership of a licensed building for the unexpired
portions of the two (2) year term for which it was issued or
reissued, provided that the application to transfer such license
is filed with the Director for change of ownership and the licensed
building and dwelling units are in compliance with the Housing Code.
The license shall terminate upon failure to apply for its transfer
within thirty (30) days of the date of sale or transfer of ownership
of the building.
Section 15-326. Suspension or Revocation. A license once issued or
reissued may be suspended upon a finding by the Director that one
or more of the requirements of this Code has been violated.- Upon
failure of the licensee to comply with a notice of violation,
the license may be revoked in the manner provided by Chapter 2 of
the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code for the revocation of licenses.
December 5, 1978 746
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must be denied due to legal restrictions that prohibit the issuance
of the license, the applicant's tendered fees will be returned. The
Director shall review the fee schedule annually and recommend changes
as he deems appropriate to the City Council. If the application is
made after July 1 of the even numbered years, the fee shall be 50%
of the fee otherwise due.
(Sec. 15-328 Amended by Ordinance 1264, May 6, 1974)
Section 15-329. Apartment House; Change of Ownership. No person as
provided in Section 15-212.101, shall permit any change in ownership
of any apartment house as defined in Section 15-340 without having
first obtained a Certificate of Occupancy. No Certificate of
Occupancy shall be issued unless all requirements of the ordinance
code are in compliance. The inspection fee as required in Section
15-212.102 is waived if such apartment house is duly licensed.
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Sec. 2. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed 90 days or both.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its
publication.
Adopted by the City CouncilDecember4, 1978.
viewed for ad i is ration: Approved as to fand legality:
City ttorney
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been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and
has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
Enghsh language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least
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500 copies regularly dehvered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total
circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class
matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park,
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County
of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county,
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with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper has comphed with all the foregoing conditions
for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said
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January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed
by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper
is a legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 1434
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for nine successive weeks,
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and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
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the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit
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( Notarial Seal)
PHYLLIS S. BARTON
NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My Commission Expires Aug 18, 1984
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(Official Pubhcatron)
ORDINANCE NO 1434
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
INSPECTION OF DWELLING
UNITS AMENDING THE ST
LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE.,CODE
SECTIONS 15-320 15-322 15-323' AND
15-329
THE CITY, OF ST LOUIS PARK
DOES ORDAIN
Sec 1 The St Louis Park Ordi-
nance Code Sections 15-3201 15.322
15-323 and 15-329 is amended to read
Rental Dwellings
Section 15-320 Inspection and
Licensing of Rental Dwellings It
shall be unlawful for any person to
conduct or operate or cause to be op-
erated either as owner 'lessee agent
or in any other capacity within the
City of St Louis Park any multi-
family apartment house as defined in
Section 15-340 of this Code without
having first obtained a license to do so
as hereafter provided
Section 15-322 Compliance with
Housing Code and Standards All ren-
tal structures or buildings including
all habitable portions and accessory
areas of such buildings shall comply
with the minimal provisions of the
Housing Code, including those set
forth in the Implementation Stan-
dards Housing Code Requirements
Section I through VI dated July 17
1972 which are incorporated into and
made a part of this ordinance by re-
ference The City shall make inspec-
tions for such comphance
Section 15-323 Issuance or Denial of
License Every applicant for a license
shall assist the City in making an in-
spection of all portions of the struc-
ture This includes notifying the oc-
cupants of the building of the time
when the inspection will be conducted
and requesting their cooperation in
the inspection Upon completion of
the inspection of the structure includ-
ing all habitable portions if the City
Manager finds that the requirements
of the Ordinance Code have been met
a rental dwelling license shall be is-
sued If it is found that the require-
ments of the Housing Code have not
been met the application shall be de-
nied Written denial shall include a
notice specifying the defects that are
to be corrected as soon as reasonably
possible An applicant for a license or
any license holder who is in noncomp-
liance with a notice stating defects to
be corrected, shall file a statement of
vacancies with the City not later than
the 5th day of each month during the
—period when noncompliance exists
The statement of vacancies shall
specify any vacancies occurring dur-
ing the prior month and state that the
vacancies have not been relet Fail-
ure to file such a statement or the fil-
ing of a false statement of vacancies
shall be a misdemeanor
Section 15-329 Apartment House,
Change of Ownership No person as
provided in Section 15-212 101 shall
permit any change in ownership of
any apartment house as defined in
Section 15-340 without having first ob-
tained a Certificate of Occupancy No
Certificate of Occupancy shall be is-
sued unless all requirements of the
ordinance code are in compliance
The inspection fee as required in Sec-
tion 15-212 102 is waived if (such
apartment house is duly licensed
Sec 2 Penalty Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this ordinance
shall be gwlty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine not more than 5500 or by im-
prisonment for a period not to exceecj
90 days or both j
Sec 3 This ordinance shall take ef-
1 feet 15 days after its publication
Adopted by the City Council De-
cember 4, 1978
(s) IRVING M STERN
Mayor
Attest f,
JCS/ EARL E HANSON
City Clerk
Reviewed Qf administration
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'City Miihai4r
Apljrpi+tl'as to form and legality
(s) W&YNF„G POPHAM`
City Attorney
(Dec 13, 1978)—SLP
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