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:* CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2003 - 96 BY: Mayor Musial. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 713. 03 (LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE) OF CHAPTER 713 OF THE BIISINESS REGULATION CODE ENTITLED "STRIICTURES FOR NONTRANSIENTS" IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE LICENSE FEE FOR APARTMENT INSPECTIONS BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City requires the owners of apartment buildings to obtain an annual license, and submit to inspections by the City Building or Fire Department, in order to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of City residents who live in apartments; and WHEREAS, the City has not reviewed or adjusted the fees it charges in connection with the issuance of said licenses and the conduct of such inspection since 1969; and WHEREAS, the Building Commissioner has recently reviewed the fees charged by the City of North Olmsted for the issuance of apartment licenses and has found them to be inadequate to cover the City's administrative costs associate with processing license applications and conducting inspectionsi and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council, based upon the specific recommendation of the Building Commissioner, to increase the fees currently charged for the issuance of apartment licenses so as to cover the City's administrative costs associated with processing license applications and conducting inspections; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLM5TED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 713.03 (License Required; Fee) of Chapter 713 of the Business Regulation Code, entitled "Structures for Nontransients," which presently reads as follows: "713.03 LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE No person shall let, rent or lease for occupancy, either as owner, lessor, agent or attorney, an apartment unit or units within the City without first having obtained a license from the City Building Department. The license shall be renewable on January 1 of every year thereafter during the period of occupancy.