Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.75.030  Applicability.

A.  Applicability – The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all Rental Dwellings as defined by this Chapter. One (1) Rental License shall be issued for each Rental Dwelling building under common ownership and shall be deemed to cover all units therein under common ownership. In the event any Rental Dwelling building has different ownership for different units therein, each Owner shall be required to obtain a separate Rental License.  (For example, if each Dwelling Unit of a Duplex is owned by separate Owners, each Owner must obtain a separate Rental License.)

B.  Exemptions – The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following, or to other uses that, in the sole discretion of the Director, are similar:

1.  Hotels and motels licensed by the State of Kansas;

2.  Convents;

3.  Monasteries;

4.  Parish houses or rectories;

5.  Mosques;

6.  Temples;

7.  Synagogues;

8.  Hospitals;

9.  Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; and

10.  Jails.

C.  City Authority – The City shall have authority to exercise its powers under this Chapter including the power to issue, renew, deny, revoke or suspend a Rental License; and to declare a Rental Dwelling in violation of this Article.  These powers shall apply to any Rental Dwelling, in whole or in part.

(History: Ord. RLI-3120 §3, 2016)

Effective on: 2/23/2016